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Jatan Kewat &Amp; Ors vs The State Of Bihar on 27 August, 2010

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Jatan Kewat &Amp; Ors vs The State Of Bihar on 27 August, 2010
                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                            CR. APP (DB) No.626 of 2010
                             RAM BISHUN GOPE & ANR
                                         Versus
                                  STATE OF BIHAR
                                           with
                            CR. APP (DB) No.666 of 2010
                                JATAN KEWAT & ORS
                                         Versus
                                THE STATE OF BIHAR
                                           with
                            CR. APP (DB) No.673 of 2010
                                     ASHOK GOPE
                                         Versus
                                THE STATE OF BIHAR
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7. 27.8.2010 Lower court records have been received.

Heard counsels for the appellants, counsel for the

State and counsel for the informant on the bail prayer of the

appellants.

The appellants have been convicted for the

offences under Sections 364,120B,302/34 and 201 of the Indian

Penal Code.

Counsels for the appellant submit that the entire

prosecution case is based on circumstantial evidence as also not

on any direct evidence. P.W.2 who claims to have seen the

deceased in the company of the accused persons, being the

younger brother of the deceased, was supposed to have disclosed

this fact to his family members but the F.I.R. was instituted

against unknown. Subsequently this fact was also not disclosed

at the time of lodging of the F.I.R. which was lodged after two

days. Considering the submission and the evidence on record,

the prayer for bail of appellants is allowed.
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Let them, namely, Ram Bishun Gope and Upendra

Gope( Cr. Appeal No. 626 of 2010), Jatan Kewat, Mantu Kewat

alias Mintu Kewat, Pintu Kewat alias Gulabi alias Pintu Kumar

(Cr. Appeal No. 666 of 2010) and Ashok Gope (Cr. Appeal No.

673 of 2010) be directed to be released, during pendency of

these appeals, on bail on furnishing bonds of Rs. 10,000/-( ten

thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the

satisfaction of the trial court, i.e., the Additional Sessions Judge,

Patna City, in Sessions Trial No. 789 of 2007/789 of 2010.

Realisation of fine shall also remain stayed till

disposal of these appeals.

( Mridula Mishra, J.)

( Dharnidhar Jha, J.)
Kanth