Vikash Mandal @ Vinayak Shiv Prye v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84719 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2022 Thana- CHANAN District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Vikash Mandal @ Vinayak Shiv Prye Son Of Visheshwar Mandal R/O Village- Abhaypur Kasba, P.S.- Piri Bazar, Dist.- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

The State Of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 19-03-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 364(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 16,18 and 20 of U.A.P. Act and Section 27 of the Arms Act and Sections 16, 18, 20 of the UAP Act. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with 40-50 accused persons, who are alleged to be Naxals abducted Ramji Yadav and his son Dharmveer Kumar @ Kumkum for demand of ransom.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence rather merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Guddu Yadav @ Guddan Yadav, the name of the petitioner has come into light. There is general and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84719 of 2023(3) dt.19-03-2024 2/2 omnibus allegation levelled against the petitioner. No consistent material has come out against the petitioner which shows his involvement in the said occurrence. It is further submitted that the petitioner was not apprehended on the spot and demand of ransom has not been executed. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 05.04.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 71930 of 2022. He is languishing in judicial custody since 02.09.2023. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM1st, Lakhisarai in connection with Chanan P.S. Case No. 13 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) manishkumar/- U T