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Nilendu Kumar Singh @ Nilendu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC21 Jun 2017CR. MISC./17085/2017

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What is this about?

A single judge of the Patna High Court granted bail to the respondent accused in a murder and grievous hurt case. The court noted co-accused were granted bail and found witnesses' allegations generalized while the informant was not an eyewitness. Bail granted with conditions.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner released on bail of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties.

Nilendu Kumar Singh @ Nilendu Singh Vs The State… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2017)

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17085 of 2017 (3) dt.21-06-2017

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

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Criminal Miscellaneous No.17085 of 2017

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -147 Year- 2013 Thana -SAHKUND District- BHAGALPUR

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====================================================== Nilendu Kumar Singh @ Nilendu Singh Son of Sachidanand Singh, Resident of Village- Kishanpur, P.S. Sahkund, District- Bhagalpur.

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The State of Bihar	.... .... Petitioner Versus .... .... Opposite Party
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :	Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha
For the Opposite Party/s	: Mr. Sri Rajendra Prasad Nat
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CORAM: HONOURAB SHARMA	LE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN
ORAL ORDER

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3 21-06-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP representing the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Shahkund P.S. Case No. 147 of 2013 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 324, 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Allegedly, to grab the land of the father of the informant the petitioner and other FIR named accused persons killed the father of the informant and the villagers have seen the occurrence.

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Submission is of false implication and that the petitioner is in custody sine 23.02.2017, chargesheet has already been submitted and there is no chance of tampering with the prosecution evidence. During investigation the witnesses have not made any specific allegation against the petitioner rather they have given omnibus and general allegation that the petitioner and others pulled the deceased in the courtyard and thereafter sound of firing was heard and in this case

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17085 of 2017 (3) dt.21-06-2017

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similarly situated co-accused Rekha Devi, Sikandar Singh have been allowed regular bail whereas Sumitra Devi has been allowed anticipatory bail by the co-ordinate Benches of this Court vide annexure 3 series. The informant is not an eye witness and the post mortem report does not support the prosecution version and as such the petitioner deserves sympathetic consideration.

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Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail but is not in a position to distinguish the case of the petitioner from that of Sikandar Singh.

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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 S.D.J.M., Bhagalpur in connection with Shahkund P.S. Case No. 147 of 2013, 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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avin/-

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