Patna High CourtCR. MISC./89499/2024bail granted

Ripu Jha @ Anupam Jha v. The State Of Bihar

2025-01-08Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89499 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2024 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR SADAR DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Ripu Jha @ Anupam Jha S/O Avadhesh Jha R/O Village- Baikuthpur, P.SRajapakar, Distt.- Vaishali at Hajipur, Presently residing at Ledhpur, Afapur, P.S- Ashapur, Dist.- Varanasi (U.P.) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Muzaffarpur Sadar P.S. Case No. 242 of 2024 dated 10.04.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1-B)(a), 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, three unknown miscreants are alleged to have looted golden chain and silver anklet weighing 1 Kg from the shop of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89499 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 2/3 this case. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case in the confessional statement of the co-accused Vikash Kumar. No T.I.P. has been conducted by the prosecution. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has five criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 09.06.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-3rd, Muzaffarpur in connection with Muzaffarpur Sadar P.S. Case No. 242 of 2024, with the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89499 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 3/3 (ii) One of the bailors shall be local jurisdiction of the petitioner who shall give genealogy as to how he is related to the petitioner.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T