Pintu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9848 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-498 Year-2022 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Pintu Kumar S/O Surendra Mehta, Resident of Village- Tintangi, Ward No.- 13, P.S.- Chhatpur, District- Supaul.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 03-05-2023 Let the defect, if any, be removed within two weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 498 of 2022 dated 09.05.2022 lodged under Section 392 of the I.P.C.

As per the prosecution, F.I.R. has been lodged against two unknown criminals for snatching of motorcycle and loot of cash from the possession of the informant.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that nothing was recovered from the possession of the petitioner nor he was put on T.I.P. He further submits that the petitioner has become scapegoat in this case. He further submits that petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9848 of 2023(2) dt.03-05-2023 2/2 is in custody since 23.08.2022 having five criminal cases pending against him in which he is on bail in first two cases and in rest cases, he is persuaded for bail.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner is committing similarly type of crime either robbery or dacoity in many cases. In this view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, therefore, the bail petition of the petitioner is hereby rejected but trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude it within one year.

With this observation, the bail application stands rejected.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) ravishankar/- U T