Mantu Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.166 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2021 Thana- JURAWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Mantu Singh Son of Late Upendra Singh R/O Village- Jurawanpur Karari, P.S.- Jurawanpur, District- Vaishali at Hazipur ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rana Vikram Singh, Advocate Mrs. Rasika, Advocate Ms. Jyoti Singh, Advocate Ms. Priti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-02-2025 Earlier, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner was heard and rejected by co-ordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 26.9.22 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 62612 of 2021.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
3. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 332, 353, 224, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
4. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner and his supporters have assaulted Bam Bahadur Rai and caused him
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.166 of 2025(3) dt.28-02-2025 2/3 injury as a result of which he died during treatment. Thereafter, petitioner was arrested and was brought to police station where his full brother Pinku Singh and other co-accused persons and his supporters after forming unlawful assembly, armed with deadly weapons, entered into the premises of police station and committed marpit with the informant and other police personnel and got him released from police custody.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during investigation, it has come that this petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that a report contained in Memo no. 10316 dated 29.9.21 authored by Superintendent of Police, Vaishali clearly states that independent eye witnesses have categorically denied the involvement of this petitioner in the alleged offence and report of Superintendent of Police, Vaishali contained in Memo No. 2329 dated 4.4.24 clearly states the fact that petitioner is completely innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that similarly situated coaccused has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 10.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 12164 of 2024.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.166 of 2025(3) dt.28-02-2025 3/3 the bail application.
7. Considering the aforesaid submission made on behalf of the petitioner, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Jurawanpur P. S. Case No. 62 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T