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Manish Kumar @ Manish Kumar Sharma v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC6 Aug 2024CR. MISC./13526/2024

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High Court granted anticipatory bail to petitioners apprehending arrest in connection with illegal sand mining and related offences, subject to the condition that they deposit a specified amount with the Department of Mines before surrender.

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Anticipatory bail granted for six weeks subject to deposit of Rs. 1,95,400 with Department of Mines and furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000 with two sureties.

Manish Kumar @ Manish Kumar Sharma Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13526 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2023 Thana- HULASGANJ District- Jehanabad

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Manish Kumar @ Manish Kumar Sharma Son Of Surendra Sharma R/OBauri, P.S.-HULASGANJ, Distt.-JEHANABAD

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Surjit Kumar @ Karu Singh @ Karu Kumar Son Of Surendra Sharma R/OBauri, P.S.-HULASGANJ, Distt.-JEHANABAD

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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The Additional Chief Secretary-Cum-Principal Secretary, Mines And Geology, Bihar, Patna Bihar

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shivendra Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Vinod Shanker Modi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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4 06-08-2024

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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 325, 307, 353, 379 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code.

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3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the

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petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant with an allegation that his tractor was found involved in illegal mining of sand and when the tractor was apprehended, the accused persons including the petitioners got the tractor released

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13526 of 2024(4) dt.06-08-2024 2/3

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forcibly.

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4. Learned APP submits that from perusal of allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that government has lost revenue of an amount of Rs. 1,95,400/- on account of illegal mining of sand, on which the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that though the petitioners have not committed any offence and are persons with clean antecedent but then petitioners are willing to deposit the said amount with the Department of Mining under protest.

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5. Learned APP submits that if the petitioners are ready to deposit the said amount then the case is compoundable and can be compounded, on which the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that if the informant is willing to compound the case after receiving the said amount in that event the amount shall not be paid under protest rather shall be paid with a view to compound the offence.

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6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13526 of 2024(4) dt.06-08-2024 3/3

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Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Hulasganj P.S. Case No. 101 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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7. However, the learned trial court before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioners shall verify as to whether the petitioners have deposited the amount of Rs. 1,95,400/- or not with the Department of Mines, in the event if the said amount is not deposited on or before the date of surrender, the present anticipatory bail order shall not be given effect to.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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SUMIT/-

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