Patna High CourtCR. MISC./4614/2025bail rejected

Shankar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-02-14Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4614 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2021 Thana- PARASBIGHA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Shankar Kumar S/o- Manoj Kumar Village- Pandit Bigha Ps- Parasbigha, Dist- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 14-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner, in the present case, is seeking prearrest bail in connection with Parasbigha P.S. Case No.191 of 2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 308, 354, 379 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner has got one criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph '3' which is a case registered after the present case.

3. As per the First Information Report, this petitioner had repeatedly assaulted the husband of the informant causing fracture of his leg.

4. The other co-accused have been granted privilege of pre-arrest bail vide order dated 18.05.2023 in Cr.Misc. No.14251 of 2023 after noticing that the thrust of the allegations

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4614 of 2025(2) dt.14-02-2025 2/2 are against the co-accused Shankar Kumar (this petitioner).

5. Petitioner has taken up steps for anticipatory bail after two years. There being specific allegation against the petitioner of causing repeated assault and fracture to the husband of the informant and his conduct in not submitting himself to the jurisdiction of the court at the earliest opportunity or availing the remedy available to him within a reasonable period, the petitioner would not deserve privilege of pre-arrest bail. Prayer is refused.

6. In case the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail in the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, his prayer for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U T