Mahendra Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83145 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-241 Year-2019 Thana- SOHSARAI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Mahendra Pandit, Son of Late Chamari Pandit, Resident of Village - Madi, P.S.- Chain, District- Nalanda. At present residing at Mangla Asthan, Ramchandrapur at the house of Shrawan Jee, Anusevak, D.M. Office, P.S.- Lateri, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha- Advocate Mr. Shashi Shekhar- Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh- A.P.P.

For the Informant :

Mr. Lalan Kumar- Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 17-03-2020 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State along with learned counsel for the informant.

Petitioner is in custody since 12.10.2019 and seeks bail in connection with Sohsarai P. S. Case No.241 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 386, 120B, 323, 504, 506/34 of the I.P.C. Petitioner and other accused are said to have taken cash from informant and others for providing Class-IV employment in Civil Court.

Submission on behalf of petitioner is that there was some dispute between the informant and son of the petitioner on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83145 of 2019(3) dt.17-03-2020 2/2 the point of payment of some money and due to aforesaid dispute, the informant brought this false case against the entire family members of the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner was made accused in Complaint Case No.1373-C of 2019 after institution of the present case and the aforesaid fact could not be brought to the notice of the pairvikar of the petitioner when this petition was filed. Although learned counsel appearing for the informant opposed the prayer, but considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody, let petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda in connection with Sohsarai P. S. Case No.241 of 2019.

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