This oral order granted regular bail to two petitioners linked to a murder investigation. The court noted their lack of presence in the FIR and the stage of the trial, deciding to release them upon furnishing a bond and sureties.
Release of petitioners on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties of the like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44126 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-200 Year-2020 Thana- BIRPUR District- Supaul
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... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Arun, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Dinesh Singh, App
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER
4 16-02-2023
be removed within three weeks from the date of this order failing which the matter be listed again under the appropriate heading for necessary action.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.
Petitioners seek regular bail in connection with S.T. No.61/21 arising out of Birpur P.S. Case No. 200 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302/120B/201/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the prosecution, the informant alleged that his son was murdered by the FIR named accused and co-accused
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persons.
The main submissions advanced by the learned counsel Mr. Arun for the petitioners are that the petitioners are not named in the FIR, they were never seen with the deceased at any time during the relevant period of the alleged occurrence and against them, there is no direct or indirect evidence to connect them to the alleged occurrence of murder and they have been languishing in jail since 24.09.2020. Further submission is that two co-accused persons namely Md. Naushad and Md. Sadir carrying similar nature of allegation have been granted regular bail by this Court vide order passed in Cr. Misc. No.44980 of 2021.
Learned APP Mr. Dinesh Singh appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer.
Having considered the above submissions and also considering the petitioners’ custody period and the stage of their trial as appears from order of the court below which goes to show that six prosecution witnesses have been examined in the case of the petitioners, in the opinion of this Court a lenient approach can be taken in respect of the petitioners’ prayer, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like
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amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with S.T. No.61/21 arising out of Birpur P.S. Case No. 200 of 2020.
(Shailendra Singh, J)
Sanjay/- U
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners, not named in the FIR and languishing in jail for over three months, should be granted regular bail in a murder case.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
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Md. Aslam
The State of Bihar
Shaileendra Singh
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