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Pankaj Ram @ Pratap Ram vs State Of Bihar on 3 November, 2010

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Pankaj Ram @ Pratap Ram vs State Of Bihar on 3 November, 2010
                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Cr.Misc. No.13833 of 2010
      PANKAJ RAM @ PRATAP RAM, SON OF NARAYAN RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE
      KHAIRA, POLICE STATION KAJRA, DISTRICT-LAKHISARAI.
                                                                            .....Petitioner.
                                         Versus
      THE STATE OF BIHAR                                               .....Opposite Party.
      For the Petitioner                : Mr. Kanhaiya Pd. Singh, Senior Advocate.
      For the State                     : APP.
                                        -----------

06/ 03.11.2010 Heard learned Counsel for the

petitioner and learned Counsel for the State.

Earlier prayer for bail of this

petitioner was rejected on 20th of August,

2009 in Cr. Misc. No. 22111 of 2009.

The case relates to murder of S.P.

Munger and three constables by suspected

extremists.

Submission is that the petitioner’s

name has come during investigation only on

the basis of suspicion and except his

confessional statement before police there is

no material against the petitioner. There is

no independent corroboration from any

independent regarding petitioner’s complicity

in the offence. Other persons under similar

circumstances have been admitted to bail.

Reliance has been placed on order dated

12.04.2010 in Cr. Misc. No.10595 of 2010,

09.07.2010 in Cr. Misc. No. 22990 of 2010 and

27.07.2010 in Cr. Misc. No. 25277 of 2010
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whereby Sunil Kumar @ Sunil @ Barka Sunil @

Lambu, Raj Kumar Das and Bachandeo Yadav have

been admitted to bail respectively.

Learned Counsel for the State has

submitted that the case of the petitioner is

similar to the case of others who have been

granted bail.

A report has been called for and from

the report it appears that the petitioner is

not being produced so charges has also not

been framed as yet. The petitioner is in

custody since 19.01.2009.

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 the learned 1st Additional

Sessions Judge/court concerned, Munger in

connection with Sessions Trial No. 584 of

2009 arising out of Haweli Kharagpur P.S.

Case No. 4 of 2005 subject to the following

conditions:

(i) That one of the bailors will

be a close relative of the petitioner

who will give an affidavit giving
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genealogy as to how he is related with

the petitioner and the other bailor

shall be the brother of the petitioner.

The Magistrate concerned shall verify

the documents of the petitioner and the

bailors properly so that there is no

confusion about their identity later.

The bailor will also undertake to

inform the Court if there is any change

in the address of the petitioner.

(ii) That the affidavit shall

clearly state that the petitioner is

not accused in any other case and if he

is he shall not be released on bail.

(iii)That the bailor shall also

state on affidavit that he will inform

the court concerned if the petitioner

is implicated in any other case of

similar nature after his release in the

present case and thereafter the court

below will be at liberty to initiate

the proceeding for cancellation of bail

on the ground of misuse.

(iv) That the petitioner will

give an undertaking that he will

receive the police papers on the given
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date and be present on date fixed for

charge and if he fails to do so on two

given dates and delays the trial in any

manner, his bail will be liable to be

cancelled for reasons of misuse.

(v)That the petitioner will be

well represented on each date and if he

fails to do so on two consecutive

dates, his bail will be liable to be

cancelled.

(Shyam kishore Sharma, J.)
kksinha/-