Patna High CourtCR. MISC./4317/2025bail granted

Kunal Kumar @ Kunal Kumar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-02-14Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4317 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2024 Thana- AMNAUR District- Saran ====================================================== Kunal Kumar @ Kunal Kumar Manjhi Son of Tarkeshwar Manjhi Resident of Village- Kaithal Dholahi, P.S.- Amnour, Distt.- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Narendra Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Amnaur P.S. Case No. 70 of 2024 dated 22.03.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 394 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, three unknown miscreants are alleged to have snatched the motorcycle and purse of the informant and assaulted on his head due to which he sustained injury.

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 coaccused Golu Kumar. It is further submitted that T.I.P has not been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4317 of 2025(2) dt.14-02-2025 2/2 conducted by the prosecution. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by the co-ordinate bench of this court vide order dated 08.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 43673 of 2024. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 19.04.2024.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, 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 Court concerned, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Amnaur P.S. Case No. 70 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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