Sandeep Kumar @ Guddu Rangila @ Gddu Rangeela v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 88745 of 2024, oral order dated 08-01-2025 by Justice Arun Kumar Jha granting bail in Pipra P.S. Case No. 402 of 2023 (Section 392 IPC — armed robbery of Rs.15,300/-, a smart phone and a keypad phone, District Supaul). Basis: period of custody since 28.06.2024 and submission of charge sheet. Petitioner's name surfaced during investigation; counsel pleaded false implication via confessional statement of co-accused Chanchal Kumar Paswan recorded in Raghopur P.S. Case No. 65 of 2024, no recovery of looted articles, and non-conduct of Test Identification Parade; A.P.P. opposed citing antecedents of similar nature. Keywords: bail, Section 392 IPC, robbery, Supaul, Pipra PS Case 402/2023, TIP not conducted, co-accused disclosure, CRL.M.C.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Supaul/concerned court, subject to the condition under Section 437(3) CrPC and three further conditions (close-relative bailor; attendance on trial-court dates; bail bond cancellable on three consecutive absences or breach).