Ashwini Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6963 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-165 Year-2021 Thana- BIKRAM District- Patna ====================================================== ASHWINI VERMA SON OF BALI VERMA R/O VILLAGE AND P.O.- DATIYANA, P.S.- BIKRAM, DISTRICT- PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raj Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Jagdish Roshan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 23-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 379, 504, 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a young boy of 19 years of age and the informant alleges that on 15.08.2021 Bali Verma along with his sons, including the petitioner, came and thereafter it is alleged they started abusing which was protested by the informant on which Bali Verma assaulted her with Bhala from behind on her head causing injury and thereafter it is alleged that petitioner and Ashutosh both sons of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6963 of 2022(2) dt.23-08-2022 2/3 Bali Verma also assaulted her with lathi, danda, fist and leg and even snatched golden chain and earrings of the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case, it is next submitted that allegation of assault is general and omnibus in nature, it is further submitted that specific allegation of assault is against Bali Verma, it is also submitted that FIR does not disclose any motive or reason for the occurrence, the learned counsel next submits that petitioner is a young boy and in the event if he sent to jail his entire career would get jeopardize. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner, but are not able to meet the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that allegation with regard to the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature and as far as snatching of chain and earrings are concerned, the same is ornamental in nature.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6963 of 2022(2) dt.23-08-2022 3/3 Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Bikram P.S. Case No. 165 of 2021 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Shivam/- U T