Saiful Kumar @ Saimful Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74691 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2019 Thana- JAMALPUR District- Munger ====================================================== SAIFUL KUMAR @ SAIMFUL KUMAR Son of Sudin Yadav Resident of Village- Ramchandrapur, P.S.- Jamalpur, District- Munger. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kamal Kishore Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 28.07.2019 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case as per the written report of the informant submitted to the SHO, Jamalpur Police Station is to the effect that on 24.07.2019, at 8.00 P.M., the son of the informant, namely, Siddhant Sagar @ Sonu went out of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74691 of 2019(2) dt.04-12-2019 2/3 house, but he did not return. On 25.07.2019 at 6.00 A.M., a rumor floated in the village that one dead body is lying, thereafter, the informant went there and identified the dead body as of his son, leading to registration of FIR against unknown. Subsequently, the name of the petitioner sprang up during investigation on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, Subodh Tanti.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that except the confessional statement of the co-accused, Subodh Tanti, there is no cogent material against the petitioner and investigation has already been concluded. A statement has been made in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioner is not having any criminal antecedent.

Learned APP for the State submits that the name of the petitioner sprang up on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, Subodh Tanti.

Considering the suspicious nature of accusation and the investigation already being concluded, coupled with statement made in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioner is not having any criminal antecedent, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74691 of 2019(2) dt.04-12-2019 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Munger, in connection with Jamalpur P.S. Case No. 153 of 2019. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T