Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17531 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Soren, son of Shri Manjhalu Soren, resident of village-Lalmatiya, P.S.-Haveli Kharagpur, District-Munger. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under [STATUTE] , 4 of Damage of Public Property Act, 3 & 4 of Explosive Substance Act and 17 of the Penal Code Amendment Act. It is contended that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and nothing incriminating has been recovered from his possession. Several other co-accused, such as, Ashok Paswan, Amir Bind, Shambhu Das, Deepak Das, Mukesh Bind @ Mukesh Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Nawal Kishore Mandal @ Nawal Mandal, Arjun Pardha @ Arjun Ray, Umesh Pandit, Pawandeo Tanti @ Pappu, Pappu Paswan @ Ramanand Bharti, Arvind Kumar Arya @ Arvind Das and Gita Devi @ Soni, who were arrested in the case have already been granted bail by different orders passed by this Court. The case of the petitioner stands on identical footing to that of other co-accused persons who have already been granted bail by this Court. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17531 of 2012 (2) dt.26-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Be that as it may, 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger in connection with Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 93 of 2008 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: 148

Statute Text:
Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting armed with deadly Weapon. Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.