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Arjun Mandal @ Arjun Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC27 Jan 2016CR. MISC./55876/2015

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In a bail petition regarding PS.Case No. 6 of 2015 for offences under Sections 302, 364, 201, 120B/34 IPC, the Petitioner, an elderly man in custody since March 2015, sought liberty due to lack of eyewitnesses and evidence being based solely on suspicion. The Court directed release on bail.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner released on bail on execution of a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of similar amount subject to specified conditions.

Arjun Mandal @ Arjun Mahto Vs The State Of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2016)

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55876 of 2015 (3) dt.27-01-2016

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.55876 of 2015

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -6 Year- 2015 Thana -SURYAGARHA District- LAKHISARAI ====================================================== 1. Arjun Mandal @ Arjun Mahto, Son of Late Basudeo Mandal @ Basho Mandal, Resident of Village- Ram Nagar, P.S- Suryagarha, DistrictLakhisarai..... ……………………………... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... ……………… .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 3 27-01-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Suryagarha P.S. Case No. 06 of 2015 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 364, 302, 201, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Ramashish Sao, the husband of the informant, was kidnapped by unknown miscreants with push cart and during investigation it transpires that the petitioner and his family members have killed Ramashish Sao.

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Submission is of false implication, besides suspicion there is nothing against the petitioner, there is no eye witness of the occurrence, the dead body of Ramashsish Sao was recovered on the side of railway line west to Karauta Patner Railway Halt,

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55876 of 2015 (3) dt.27-01-2016

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the petitioner is an old man aged about 70 years and is suffering in custody since 26.03.2015. Paragraph 67 A and 67 are the statements of Chanchala Devi and Baby Devi in which they have stated the name of the petitioner and others only on suspicion not as eye witnesses and as such the petitioner deserves sympathetic consideration.

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Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail but fairly submits that there is no direct evidence.

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In the facts and circumstances stated above, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on execution of bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Suryagarha P.S. Case No. 06 of 2015, subject to the conditions that one of the bailors must be a near relative and another having sufficient immovable property within the territorial jurisdiction of the court concerned and the petitioner shall remain present on each and every date during trial and the default on two consecutive dates on his part without any reason shall disentitle the petitioner from privilege of bail.

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(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J)

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