The court granted regular bail to the petitioner, concluding that the prosecution case was manufactured due to inconsistencies between the seizure list date and the FIR date. The petitioner was released on bail with sureties.
Regular bail granted with bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- and two sureties of like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71904 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2024 Thana- HAYAGHAT District- Darbhanga
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Santosh Kumar Singh S/o Late Murlidhar Singh R/o Village- Hathauri, P.S.Hayaghat, District- Darbhanga
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER
2 05-10-2024
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71904 of 2024(2) dt.05-10-2024 2/2
information regarding the occurrence and lodged the FIR on 28.03.2024, whereas from the perusal of the seizure list it is clear that the seizure list was made on 25.03.2024 which clearly shows that seizure, as well as, the prosecution case is completely manufactured. The petitioner is in custody since 25.07.2024.
allowed.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
durgesh/-
U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail in light of the discrepancies between the FIR date and seizure list date?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Santosh Kumar Singh
The State of Bihar
Ashok Kumar Pandey
As recorded by the court registry
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