Chetharu Mandal @ Chethur Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1019 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -463 Year- 2016 Thana -FORBESGANJ District- ARRARIA ======================================================

1. Chetharu Mandal @ Chethur Mandal, son of Doman Mandal, resident of village - Rangdaha, Police Station - Forbesganj, District - Araria. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Rana, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Rajendra Singh Shastriji, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-02-2017 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner, who is in custody, seeks bail in connection with Forbesganj P.S. case No. 463 of 2016 instituted under Sections 407, 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation, in brief, is that the petitioner being the driver of the tractor of the informant has taken the tractor somewhere else but did not turn back the tractor. It is submitted that only material against the petitioner is that he disclosed that he had given the tractor to one Binod Mandal, who is still absconding and he has also got no criminal antecedent.

Considering the aforementioned facts and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1019 of 2017 (3) dt.08-02-2017 2/2 circumstances of the case, this Court is at present not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. However, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after conclusion of investigation. (Arun Kumar, J) Ranjan/- U