Vikas Kumar Jha @ Vikas Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88942 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2024 Thana- Madhusudanpur District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Vikas Kumar Jha @ Vikas Jha, S/O Bindeshwari Jha, Resident of VillagePastikari, Police Station- Bath, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Madhusudanpur P.S. Case No. 11 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 307, 506, 34 of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, with intention to grab the informant's land, petitioner along with co-accused person threaten the informant and Mannu Kumar Jha opened fire upon her due to which she sustained injury on her right side of chest and she fell unconscious.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to land dispute. There is no allegation of overt act against the petitioner. The only allegation against the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88942 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 2/2 is that he was standing with the co-accused. Learned counsel further submits that the name of the petitioner has come only on the basis of disclosure statement of the informant due to previous enmity. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation of the present case.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Madhusudanpur P.S. Case No. 11 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T