Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23221 of 2012 ====================================================== Pappu Mandal son of Ramanand Mandal, R/o village Majhuwa, P.S. Forbesganj, Dist. Araria .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 2 20-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is accused in Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 397 of 2007 registered for offence under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel submits that the First Information Report was against unknown persons and the petitioner was not aware that he has been later on implicated as accused on the confessional statement of Pradeep Kumar Biswas who has also been made co-accused. Learned counsel submits that he Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23221 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 2 / 2 2 is in custody since 02.05.2012. It is further submitted that Pradeep Kumar Biswas has been granted bail by a Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 42675 of 2008 by order dated 27.11.2008. Learned A.P.P. for the State on the other hand opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner has committed the crime as per the statement of co-accused and, therefore, he does not deserve to be released on bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner namely, Pappu Mandal, be released on bail upon furbishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 397 of 2007. M.Rahman/- (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 392

Statute Text:
Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code. Robbery. Whoever commits robbery shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the robbery be committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise, the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.