Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.704 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-133 Year-2024 Thana- PARSA District- Saran ====================================================== Rohit Kumar Son of Sudhan Singh Resident of Village- Thahara Bhata, P.S. - Maker, District- Saran at Chapra - 841215. Presently residing at Village - Pokharpur, P.S. - Parsa, District - Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Jeetendra Narayan For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Matloob Rab ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-04-2025 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 Parsa P.S. Case No. 133 of 2024 dated 17.04.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 457 and 380 of Indian Penal Code and sections 25(1-B) (a) and 26 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the co-accused along with some unknown miscreants is alleged to have committed theft in the house of the informant and the co-villagers. On seeing thieves, the informant started shouting, in the meantime, all the miscreants tried to flee away but one of them was apprehended with the help of the co-villagers and local
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.704 of 2025(2) dt.25-04-2025 2/3 Chowkidar who disclosed his name as Rankaj Kumar Rai and from his possession one country-made pistol, two live cartridges and some other household articles were recovered.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused Rankaj Kumar Rai. Nothing has been recorded from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 09.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 44791 of 2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail 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 anticipatory 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,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.704 of 2025(2) dt.25-04-2025 3/3 Saran in connection with Parsa P.S. Case No. 133 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T