Sunni Singh @ Suraj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

(FROM RESIDENTIAL OFFICE VIA VIDEO APPLICATION) CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5609 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-427 Year-2019 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== SUNNI SINGH @ SURAJ KUMAR SINGH Son of Sushil Singh Resident of Mohalla - Hathsarganj, P.S.- Town, at present village - Adalwari, P.S.- Sadar, District - Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Umesh Chandra Verma,Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 23-06-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, learned APP for the State. The petitioner in the present case is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 427 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 120(b) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of Arms Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR has been lodged against unknown and there is no material against the petitioner, however learned APP for the State has after going through the case diary submitted that in course of investigation some of the accused have been apprehended by police and investigation has revealed that this petitioner is the mastermind behind the alleged occurrence. Submission is that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5609 of 2020(4) dt.23-06-2020 2/2 the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is necessary. The petitioner has also got criminal antecedent.

In view of the materials indicated in the case diary showing that the petitioner was one of the persons behind the alleged occurrence and his name has transpired in the statement of the apprehended co-accused as also that he has criminal antecedent, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

The application is dismissed.

In case the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail before the learned court below within four weeks from today, his prayer for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) SUSHMA2/Arvind U T Note: The ordersheet duly signed has been attached with the record. However, in view of the present arrangements, during Pandemic period all concerned shall act on the basis of the copy of the order uploaded on the High Court website under the heading 'Judicial Orders Passed During The Pandemic Period'.