Pradeep Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86764 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2019 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== PRADEEP PASWAN Son of Babulal Paswan Resident of Village - Nonipakar, P.O.- Gobraura, P.S.- Sathi, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 17-01-2020 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bettiah Muffasil (Manuapool) PS case no. 111 of 2019 instituted for the offence punishable under Section 392 of Indian Penal Code.

The allegation is regarding unknown miscreants having looted a sum of Rs. 15,81,900/- from the informant while he was going to HDFC Bank for depositing the same. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case upon the confessional statement made by the co-accused namely Nanhe. It is further submitted that neither any T.I. parade has been held to connect the petitioner with the alleged crime nor the looted amount has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is said to be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86764 of 2019(2) dt.17-01-2020 2/2 languishing in custody since 07.08.2019. Lastly, it is submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons have already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Benches of this Court vide orders dated 18.10.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 62746 of 2019 and the one dated 25.10.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 66489 of 2019. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner coupled with the fact that neither any T.I.

parade has been held nor the looted cash has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner as also taking into account the fact that similarly situated co-accused persons have already been granted bail by co-ordinate Benches of this Court, I deem it fit and appropriate to release the abovenamed petitioner on regular bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M. Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah Muffasil (Manuapool) PS case no. 111 of 2019.