The Patna High Court granted bail to two petitioners in a case involving extortion and throwing explosives, upon furnishing bonds and sureties, noting the investigation was concluded.
Release of petitioners on bail bonds of Rs.10,000 each with two sureties to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21199 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -79 Year- 2014 Thana -CHAKIA DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== 1. Geeta Devi W/o Jagarnath Das Resident of Village Khatolwa, P.S. Kalyanpur, District East Champaran at Motihari. 2. Birendra Mahto S/o Late Gopal Mahto Resident of Village Mansi Chhapra, P.S. Chakia, District East Champaran at Motihari. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Shanker Pankaj For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajay Kr. 2(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 07-07-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in custody since 29.11.2014 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is of throwing explosive on the shop of the informant in the background of extortion demand on the alleged date of the occurrence. One Raushan Singh earlier demanded extortion of Rs.Ten lakhs. On the confession of Raushan Singh the name of the petitioner sprang up.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the
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petitioner that admittedly the extortion demand was made coaccused Raushan Singh and after the petitioners being remanded in the present case, petitioner no. 1 has been made accused in three other cases and petitioner no. 2 has been made accused in five other cases. The investigation has already concluded.
Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 79 of 2014.
The learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners, if they substantially get involved in some serious nature of offence or default for two consecutive occasions.
(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)
DKS/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners should be granted bail in a case pending investigation for throwing explosives and extortion.
Geeta Devi
Birendra Mahto
The State of Bihar
Dinesh Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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