Ranjeet Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19013 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-625 Year-2017 Thana- KISHANGANJ District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Ranjeet Paswan Son of- Late Ramdev Paswan Resident of- KHaribasti, Paswan Toli ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Bilash Roy Raman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-08-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 363, 365, 302, 201, 379, 411/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case, in brief, is that the deceased had gone to collect money and last talk was held on his mobile at 1.30 in the afternoon. Thereafter, his mobile was switched off. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 25-11-2017. Charge sheet has already been submitted. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. There is no eye witness to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19013 of 2019(4) dt.08-08-2019 2/2 alleged occurrence.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R. The name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case in course of investigation on the confession of the petitioner. The printer metre of the deceased is said to have been recovered from house of the petitioner. The motorcycle of the deceased was recovered near Akira Bibi Pond.

Considering the facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 625 of 2017 is rejected.

The trial court is directed to take all possible steps to expedite the trial and conclude the same, preferably within a period of nine months from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T