Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16300 of 2012 ====================================================== Ran Vijay Kumar Choudhary @ Vijay Choudhary, son of Daya Shanker Choudhary @ Ghurahu Choudhary, resident of village-Anaith, P.S.- Nawada, District-Bhojpur. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case instituted under [STATUTE] and 25(1-b)a, 26 & 35 of the Arms Act. It is stated that co-accused Arvind Kumar @ Harijee, Ranjan Kumar Singh @ Ranjan Singh, Chandan Pandey @ Subramanyam Pandey have been granted bail by order dated 31.1.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 1737 of 2012, 2355 of 2012 and 4324 of 2012 respectively by another bench of this Court and co-accused Niraj Kumar @ Munnu has also been granted bail by order dated 2.3.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8407 of 2012 by this Court. The case of the petitioner stands on identical footing to that of the other co-accused persons who have already been granted bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond with two solvent sureties, each in a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand only) to the satisfaction of Shri Balendra Shukla, the learned Judicial Magistrate- Ist Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16300 of 2012 (2) dt.20-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Class, Sasaram in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 983 of 2011 on the following conditions: (i) That both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority. (iii) That he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he will take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he will immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel. (iv) That liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 402

Statute Text:
Section 402 of the Indian Penal Code. Being one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing Dacoity. Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall be one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.