In a criminal miscellaneous application for regular bail, the Patna High Court directed the enlargement of the petitioner on bail by furnishing a bond with sureties in a case involving cheating and forgery charges.
Petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10894 of 2023
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2021 Thana- SHEIKHOPUR SARAI DistrictSheikhpura
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Dilip Ram @ Deelip Ram S/O Bineshwar Ram R/V- Mohabbatpur, P.S.Sheikhopursarai, District- Sheikhpura
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Pankaj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER
2 19-04-2023
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sheikhopur Sarai P.S. Case No. 140 of 2021 registered under sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(b) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per prosecution case, the informant got secret information that co-accused Santu Ram used to cheat money in the name of facilitating loan from Bajaj Finance. On interrogation, he disclosed the name of the petitioner as his associate, who allegedly alluring the customers through advertisement to cheat them.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
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petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Santu Ram before the police. Except confessional statement of co-accused, nothing consistent material came against the petitioner. Neither the petitioner was arrested on spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 03.10.2022. Moreover, similarly situated several coaccused persons have already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 02.02.2023 in Cr. Misc. No. 67884 of 2022. and order dated 25.02.2023 in Cr. Misc. No. 10492 of 2023.
The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the custody of the petitioner, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Sheikhopur Sarai P.S. Case No. 140 of 2021 on furnishing
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bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Sheikhpura.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J)
shubham/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail in connection with the charge of cheating and forgery.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Dilip Ram @ Deelip Ram
The State Of Bihar
Sunil Kumar Panwar
As recorded by the court registry
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