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Abhinav Kumar @ Sonu Son of Arun Singh @ Arun Kumar Singh Vs State of Bihar (Patna High Court)
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Lakhisarai (Kawaya) P.S. Case No. 92 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per prosecution case, some unknown persons entered into the house of the informant and told that they are Income Tax Officials and thereafter they started searching his house. The accused persons took away rupees twenty lacs alongwith gold jwellery.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 04.02.2022 and bears criminal antecedent of two cases. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR but during course of the investigation name of petitioner has been surfaced on the confessional statement of co-accused Chandan Kumar. Learned counsel further submits that alleged recovery of Rs. 2,50,000/-has been wrongly considered to be the proceeds of crime and as a matter of fact, the said recovery has been made from joint house. Learned counsel further submits that earlier bail of present petitioner has been rejected vide Cr. Misc. No. 24371 of 2022 by this Court with direction to renew the prayer of bail after framing of charge. Learned counsel further submits that charge has already been framed by the learned trial court which is evident from Annexure-3 of the bail petition.
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