The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to two petitioners apprehending arrest in a theft case under IPC 379/411, requiring surrender within six weeks and bail bonds.
Released on bail on furnishing of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties upon surrender within six weeks, subject to Section 438 CrPC.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16178 of 2020
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2020 Thana- GAURICHAK District- Patna
... ... Petitioners
Versus The State of Bihar ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Anil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh, Addl Public Prosecutor ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 03-09-2020 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
Petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered
for the offences punishable under Section 379/411 of the Indian Penal Code.
Informant with the help of other villagers caught one Shiv Ratan Bind on the allegation of committing theft of his buffalo. Petitioners’ name has been taken by the said accused person as his aide, who fled away from the place of occurrence.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case because of their inimical terms with the said co-accused. Petitioners have got no criminal antecedent and no buffalo has been recovered from their possession. On the date of
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occurrence, petitioners were in fact residing in Ludhiana for earning their livelihood.
Considering the facts of the case, let the petitioners named above, in the event of surrender before the Court below within six weeks from the date of receipt of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1, Patna City, Patna in Gaurichak Police Station Case No.15/2020, subject to the conditions laid down under sections 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Shashi
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners apprehending arrest in theft case.
Whether petitioners were falsely implicated due to inimical terms with co-accused.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
SULENDRA MANJHI
SALESH BIND
THE STATE OF BIHAR
PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
As recorded by the court registry
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