LAXMAN PASWAN v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2020-12-17. LAXMAN PASWAN v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6304 of 2020 ------- Laxman Paswan … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party ------- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY Through- Video Conferencing ------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arpit Kumar, Advocate For the State : A. P. P. ------- 02/17. 12. 2020 Heard Mr. Arpit Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A. P. P. for the State. Defect no. 9(i) as pointed out by the office is ignored. The petitioner has prayed for grant of anticipatory bail, as he is apprehending his arrest in connection with Katkamdag P. S. Case No. 98/2020. One Bolero pick up van was intercepted and the same was found to be loaded with bovine animals. The petitioner appears to be the owner of the seized vehicle bearing registration no. JH-13B-7274.
Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the vehicle had been entrusted to the driver and therefore the petitioner cannot be held responsible for any offence committed by the driver. It appears that the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent as stated in this application. On consideration of the aforesaid facts, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks and on his surrender, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S. D. J. M. , Hazaribag in connection with Katkamdag P. S. Case No. 98/2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This application stands allowed. (R. Mukhopadhyay, J. ) Alok/-
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