In an oral bail application, the Patna High Court directed the Court below to obtain criminal antecedent reports before granting bail to petitioners charged with robbery and house breakage.
Petitioners enlarged on bail subject to criminal antecedent report, innovation bond of Rs. 25,000, and four conditions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44602 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2021 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Sitamarhi
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... ... Petitioners
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Virendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Sevak Choudhary
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 14-02-2022 Heard the parties through video conferencing.
Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
Let the defect(s) be removed within two weeks of the complete start of the physical Court in normal course.
The petitioners, who are in custody since 03.03.2021, seek regular bail in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 163 of 2021, for the offence punishable under Section 399 and 402 Indian Penal Code.
The prosecution case, in brief, is that on receiving secret information regarding committing some offence, the informant along with other Police personnel reached at the place
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of occurrence, on seeing the Police personnel, accused persons started fleeing, but, on chase, petitioners were apprehended. On search, one equipment used for breaking locks and one sharp knife from his right pocket was seized from the possession of Md. Sarfe (Petitioner No.1) and a sharp knife was recovered from the possession of Fool Mohammad Mansuri (Petitioner No.2). Thereafter, it is alleged that both the accused persons have confessed that they were planning to commit theft in shops and commit robbery. Further they also stated the name of other accused persons.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and they have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioners are doing the job of repairing of generator sets.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.
Considering the above mentioned facts and circumstances of the case, the Court below is directed to obtain criminal antecedent report of the petitioners from the concerned Superintendent of Police and if it is found that no other criminal case is pending against the petitioners, as what has been stated in paragraph No.3 of the present bail application filed on behalf
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of the petitioners, the petitioners, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 163 of 2021, subject to the following conditions:-
(1) Bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the Court concerned.
(2) Petitioners shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court.
(3) If the petitioners tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioners.
(4) If the petitioners are found involved in similar nature of offence, after their release on bail, the trial Court shall take steps to cancel their bail bonds.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
manish/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioners accused under Sections 399 and 402 IPC?
Md. Sarf Son of Late Anwarul Mansoori
Fool Mohammad Mansuri
The State of Bihar
Purnendu Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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