Justice Birendra Kumar granted bail to a petitioner accused of stealing a motorcycle after an alleged accident, directing him to furnish a bail bond of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties and cooperate with the trial.
Released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of the like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18050 of 2018
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -231 Year- 2017 Thana -BELDAUR District- KHAGARIA
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Sharda Kumari
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER
2 02-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code.
Motorcycle of the informant was stolen away by some unknown person. The same was recovered from the road side. Allegation is that in fact the petitioner was driving the said motorcycle and he met with an accident thereafter left the motorcycle and fled away.
Submission is that the petitioner is in custody since 18.11.2017. Investigation of the case is already complete. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Only suspicion is there because petitioner was not arrested at the spot nor there is direct evidence to have seen the petitioner driving the said
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motorcycle.
Considering the aforesaid fact, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Beldoour Police Station Case No. 231 of 2017, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation and trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.
(Birendra Kumar, J)
Kundan/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is eligible for bail in a theft case involving an accused who fled after causing an accident.
Rana Sharma
The State of Bihar
Birendra Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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