PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON SUJEET KUMAR V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR

PATNA, India, June 16 -- Patna High Court issued the following order on May 16:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case No. 432 of 2024 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 103 of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, some unknown persons alleged to have shoot out the informant's brother and during course of treatment, he died in the P.M.C.H.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence and has falsely been implicated in this case. He submits that petitioner has not named in the FIR and his name has been transpired in this case only on the basis of information given by the local Chowkidar and Spy of the police. He further submits that chargesheet has already been submitted against the petitioner. There is no any specific allegation against the petitioner. He next submits that petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the petition is in custody since 18.07.2024.

5. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for bail.

6. From perusal of the case diary, FIR and impugned order of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-1st, Patna City, Patna dated 04.02.2025, it appears that petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name transpired in this case only on the basis of information given by the local Chowkidar and Spy of the police. From perusal of the records, it appears that on the basis of fardbeyan of the informant Rajesh Kumar, FIR has been lodged under Section 103 of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act against unknown person. During investigation the name of the petitioner surfaced only on the basis of suspicion and statement of the informant and other witnesses as stated in para 18 of the case diary but no recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Similarly situated coaccused person namely Bisho Kumar @ Visho Kumar has already been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 18228 of 2025 vide order dated 15.05.2025, so considering all these aspects of the matter, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-II, Patna City, Patna in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case No.432 of 2024.

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