Mantu Singh @ Mantu Kumar @ Tikkam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6660 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2022 Thana- KHUSRUPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Mantu Singh @ Mantu Kumar @ Tikkam, Son Of Suresh Singh, Resident of Lodipur Mansapur, P.S. - Khushrupur, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

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THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Deepak Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jagdhar Prasad, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Ram Nibash Prasad, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 19-04-2024 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant, and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Khushrupur P.S. Case No. 330 of 2022 registered on 27.08.2022 for the offenses punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution, the FIR has been lodged against 19 accused persons including the present petitioner. It is specifically alleged in the FIR that the present petitioner fired on the stomach of the informant's sister, as a result of which, she got badly injured.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegation is vague. The injury report has not come in the investigation. There were contradictory statement as in the FIR, it has been alleged that the informant's sister got injured

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6660 of 2024(4) dt.19-04-2024 2/2 but some witnesses have said that the informant's niece got injured. The petitioner is accused in one other case wherein the police have submitted the final form in favour of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is a respectable person of the society and he is ready to fulfill all the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that it is a case of double murder and there is a specific allegation against the present petitioner as he resorted fire on the stomach of the informant's sister.

7. In this background, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Khushrupur P.S. Case No. 330/2022, pending before the learned J.M. 1st Class, Patna City is hereby rejected.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T