The Patna High Court granted bail to the petitioner in a local police station case, noting insufficient additional evidence against him and citing a similar case where a co-accused was granted bail.
Directed release on bail by furnishing surety bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37204 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -91 Year- 2015 Thana -BETTIAH TOWN DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== 1. Hridyalal Sharma Son of Ramjanam Sharma resident of Village Chaptola Chitpatti, P.S.- Saray O.P. District- Siwan. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nirmala Kumari(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 04-11-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The name of petitioner came in confessional statement of co-accused Rambabu Pal and except the aforesaid confessional statement, there appears to be nothing against the petitioner. Moreover, having more or less similar allegation one co-accused Surendra Sah has already been granted privilege of bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court.
Accordingly, petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37204 of 2015 (3) dt.04-11-2015
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(Town) P.S.Case No. 91 of 2015
(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be released on bail given the lack of independent evidence against him.
Hridyalal Sharma
The State of Bihar
Hemant Kumar Srivastava
As recorded by the court registry
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