Mantu Kumar @ Mantu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.678 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-594 Year-2021 Thana- GAYA KOTWALI District- Gaya ====================================================== Mantu Kumar @ Mantu Yadav Son Of Dharmendra Yadav Village Kandi Nawada Ps Chandauti Dist Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prithivi Raj Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-02-2024 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 Kotwali P.S. Case No. 594 of 2021 dated 04.12.2021 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 147, 149, 338, 307, 353, 504, 506 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant along with the other police personnel caught two tractors. One of the tractors was without registration number and loaded with sand illegaly. After some time, two persons, namely Mantu Yadav (petitioner) and Chhotu Yadav have come with fifty persons and asked the informant to release both the tractors, otherwise, they would face dire consequences. In the meantime, many

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner was transpired in this case only on the basis of confidential information. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, 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 the learned court concerned, Gaya in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 594 of 2021, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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7. The application stands allowed.

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