The court granted bail to the petitioner in Snatching and Arms Act offences, directing release after framing of charge upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties.
Released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of like amount after framing of charge.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59716 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2021 Thana- BAKHTIARPUR District- Saharsa
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ASHU KUMAR, Son of Yogendra Mehta Resident of Village - Kopa, Ward No. 13, P.O. - Kashanagar, P.S. - Sonbarsa Raj, District - Saharsa.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Anant Kumar 1, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER
3 12-04-2022
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bakhtiyarpur Town P. S. Case No. 75 of 2021, instituted for the offences under Sections 392 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 31.05.2021 and has antecedent of two cases and charge-sheet has been submitted in this case and allegation is of snatching 95,000/- from the informant by two unknown criminals who fired on the glass of the informant’s car shattering the same, further the informant who is the cloth merchant suspects that it was Rajesh, as the informant in the CCTV footage found Rajesh in the sequence of the occurrence, thus it was alleged that Rajesh got the occurrence committed with the help of other accused.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR is against unknown and this petitioner was arrested in Saharsa P.S. Case No. 212 of 2021 in which on 14.03.2021 he
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was made to confess about his participation in the present occurrence. It is also submitted that the petitioner thereafter was remanded in this case on 31.05.2021.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the police has falsely implicated the petitioner and even shown recovery of looted cash from his house.
It is further submitted that the money belonged to the family of the petitioner and in no manner it can be alleged that the recovered money was the looted money. It is further submitted that the confession made in the police custody has no evidentiary value.
Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application and submits that petitioner has antecedent of two cases and if petitioner is granted bail he may delay the trial.
Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 31.05.2021, charge-sheet has been submitted in this case and his name transpired in his own confessional statement, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Saharsa in connection with Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No.75 of 2021 and further condition that one of the bailor shall be father of the petitioner. The petitioner shall be released on bail after framing of charge.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
khushbu/- U T
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail in offences under Sections 392 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
Whether antecedent cases and evidence of false implication negate the risk of bail.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ashu Kumar
The State of Bihar
Satyavrat Verma
As recorded by the court registry
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