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Rahul Kumar v. the State of Bihar

Patna HC11 Aug 2021CR. MISC./35097/2021

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The High Court of Patna granted regular bail to the petitioner in a case involving robbery under Section 392 IPC, considering the length of custody, framing of charges, and delay in trial due to the pandemic, despite a previous order granting liberty to renew the bail application.

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Petitioner released on bail upon furnishing bonds of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of the like amount each.

Rahul Kumar Vs the State of Bihar — Cheque Dishonour | Patna HC (2021)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35097 of 2021

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-329 Year-2019 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali

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RAHUL KUMAR SON OF VIJAY RAY R/O VILLAGE- SADAPUR DASRATH CHOK, P.S.- MAHUA, DIST.- VAISHALI

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms.Bela Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kalyan Shakar ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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3 11-08-2021

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Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bhagwanpur Police Station Case No. 329 of 2019, registered for the offences punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

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This is the second attempt on behalf of the petitioner for grant of regular bail. Earlier, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court, vide order, dated 11.01.2021, passed in Criminal Misc. No. 28612 of 2020, giving liberty to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after three months from the date of the order.

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The allegation, as per the First Information Report, is that three unknown persons entered into the Uttar Bihar Gramin

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Bank, Prataptand Branch, and looted a sum of Rs. 1,78,176/- on the gun point.

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the First Information Report and the name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused and no incriminating material and/or looted property has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has not been put on Test Identification Parade and the petitioner is in custody since 14.02.2020.

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This Court, vide order, dated 07.07.2021, had called for a report from the learned Court below regarding the stage of the case and in pursuance of the said order, a report has been submitted by learned 8^th Additional Sessions Judge, Vaishali, at Hajipur, and from perusal of the same, it would be evident that charges have been framed against the petitioner and co-accused Mukesh Kumar on 15.03.2021 and summonses have been issued to the prosecution witnesses, but no witness has turned up as yet.

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Regard being had to the submission advanced on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the materials on record and the fact that charges have been framed against the

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petitioner, the petitioner is in custody since 14.02.2020, the trial is not likely to be concluded in near future due to COVID-19 pandemic and this the second attempt on behalf of the petitioner for grant of regular bail, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

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This application is, accordingly, allowed.

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Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1^st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali, at Hajipur, in connection with Bhagwanpur Police Station Case No. 329 of 2019.

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(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.)

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Prabhakar Anand/-

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Rahul Kumar v. the State of Bihar

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