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Jai Shankar Prasad Singh @ Bablu Singh v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC21 Feb 2022CR. MISC./12409/2021

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In two connected criminal miscellaneous matters arising from a murder charge, the Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to petitioners, noting no direct allegations against them and reliance on coordinates for similar cases.

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Release on anticipatory bail in event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, furnishing bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties, subject to removal of defects pointed out by Stamp Reporter.

Jai Shankar Prasad Singh @ Bablu Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12409 of 2021

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2020 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali

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JAI SHANKAR PRASAD SINGH @ BABLU SINGH Son of Dinesh Prasad Singh @ Dinesh Singh Resident of Village- Kutubpur Sahmal, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party

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====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 21628 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2020 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== ARUN KUMAR SINGH @ ARUN SINGH @ MUNNA SINGH SON OF LATE SUBANSH SINGH Resident of Village - Kutubpur Sahmal, P.S.Mahua, Distt.- Vaiahali.

... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party

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====================================================== Appearance : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 12409 of 2021) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Umesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 21628 of 2021) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shashank Shekhar For the Opposite Party/s Mr. Jitendra Narain Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

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ORAL ORDER

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3 21-02-2022

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Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove

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all the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter within one month.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as

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learned APP for the State.

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The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12409 of 2021(3) dt.21-02-2022 2/3

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Mahua P.S. Case No. 02 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 120 (B) of the I.P.C. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

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As per allegation, six accused persons named in the FIR along with the present petitioner came to the house of the informant and co-accused Avinash Rai and Vinay Rai @ Bhulla opened fire on the husband of the informant, and committed his murder.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioenr is innocent. There is no allegation of opening fire against him rather it is against co-accused Avinash Rai and Vinay Rai. He has further submitted that considering this fact that the other co-accused persons were not the assailants, the coordinate bench has been granted them anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 26568 of 2020. The case of the petitioners are on similar footing.

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On the other hand, learned counsel for the informant has submitted that the informant was issueless and in order to grab her property her husband was killed.

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Considering the fact that there is no allegation of open firing on the deceased against the petitioners and also considering that on similar footing other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by the coordinate Bench, let the petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12409 of 2021(3) dt.21-02-2022 3/3

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each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 02 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

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Office shall ensure that all defects are removed by the petitioners within the stipulated time provided in para-1 hereinabove, failing which the matter shall be brought to the notice of this Court.

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(Nawneet Kumar Pandey , J)

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SONALI/-

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Jai Shankar Prasad Singh @ Bablu Singh v. The State of Bihar

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