Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Chaurasiya v. The State Of Bihar
Case at a glance
Outcome
Bail granted
case, let the, above named, petitioner be released on bail on
Provisions considered
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 395, 397
Judgment
Mr. Niraj Kumar, Advocate Ms. Saloni Sinha, Advocate Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh.1, APP For the State ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 3 28-08-2024 Heard Mr. Niraj Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh 1, learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since
05.02.2024, in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 207 of 2019 registered for the offence under Sections 395 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the prosecution case, all the miscreants armed with deadly weapons and pistols assaulted the son of the informant on his head, causing injury to him and also looted jewellery and cash of Rs.2,00,000/-.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49324 of 2024(3) dt.28-08-2024 implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R., his name has been transpired during the investigation on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused person, namely, Md. Jafan Quraishi and till date no TIP has been conducted by the prosecution. He further submits that the co-accused person, namely, Md. Jafan Quraishi has already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 22.10.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 63687 of 2019, co-accused person namely, Birendra Kumar @ Biru has also been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 16.11.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 58612 of 2019, co-accused person, namely, Arbind Sahni has also been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated
04.12.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 74438 of 2019, co-accused person, namely Sushil Sahani has also been granted bail by a co- ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 02.06.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 13575 of 2020 and co-accused person, namely, Jahindra Sahni has also been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 07.06.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 31032 of 2021. He further submits that the police after investigation has submitted charge-sheet in this case against the petitioner. The petitioner is rotting in judicial custody since 05.02.2024. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49324 of 2024(3) dt.28-08-2024
Learned A.P.P. for the State, on the other hand, has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused the petitioner has been made accused in the present case and one looted mobile was also recovered from the possession of the petitioner and apart from that petitioner carries two more cases other than the present one but fairly submits on the basis of the paragraph-3 of the bail petition that out of two cases the petitioner in on bail in one case.
Operative part
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the, above named, petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 207 of 2019 with the following conditions:-
(i) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be canceled by the Court below.
(ii) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49324 of 2024(3) dt.28-08-2024 witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. ajay/- U T (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: case, let the, above named, petitioner be released on bail on
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 395, 397.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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