Siddharth Suman v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83439 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-343 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== SIDDHARTH SUMAN SON OF DHARMENDRA KUMAR R/O BUS STAND NO. 3, GANDHI NAGAR NAWADA, P.S.- NAWADA, DIST.- NAWADA ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR PATNA ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Anuj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Abhimanyu Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with with Gopalganj P.S. Case No. 343 of 2024 dated 05.05.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 419, 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the co-accused person is alleged to have appeared in place of the petitioner in the NEET Examination, 2024. It is further alleged that in the first time, the biometric of the co-accused was rejected and in the second time, his biometric was shown as invalid as it was not matched with the biometric of the petitioner, Sidhartha Suman. When the co-accused came to know that his finger print was not matched, he tried to flee
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83439 of 2024(2) dt.15-02-2025 2/3 away but he was apprehended on the spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The charge-sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence and no forgery has been done by the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Gopalganj in connection with Gopalganj P.S. Case No. 343 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with further condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83439 of 2024(2) dt.15-02-2025 3/3 cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to cancelled. (ii). If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T