Patna High CourtCR. MISC./7976/2022dismissed

Pradhan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2022-08-29Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7976 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2021 Thana- DHAMDAHA District- Purnia ====================================================== PRADHAN KUMAR Son of Bibhash Yadav Resident of Village - Hazari Tola, P.S.- Dhamdaha, Distt.- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Prawesh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 29-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Dhamdaha P.S. Case No.169 of 2021, registered for the offence punishable u/s 379, 411, 413, 414 IPC.

Allegedly, some unknown miscreants are said to have stolen the motorcycle of the informant's nephew. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to local politics. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and his name transpired in this case on the confessional statement of co-accused namely Rahul Kumar, with whome petitioner has no concern. No recovery has been made from the conscious physical possession

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7976 of 2022(3) dt.29-08-2022 2/2 of the petitioner. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that the petitioner is an active member of the gang operated by the co-accused Rahul Kumar and is involved in theft of motorcycles from the locality.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant the petitioner the privilege of anticipatory bail. His prayer for bail is hereby rejected. Accordingly, this application is dismissed.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T