Md. Sohrab Alam @ Shohrab Alam @ Chhotu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.4931 of 2018 Arising Out of P.S. Case No. -120 Year- 2017 Thana -JAKKANPUR District- PATNA ====================================================== Md. Sohrab Alam @ Shohrab Alam @ Chhotu, S/o Md. Sayeed, R/o Nayatola Naharpur, P.S. - Phulwari Sharif, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance:
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 02-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State.
The petitioner is seeking regular bail in Jakkanpur P.S. Case No. 120/17 registered for the offence under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that save and except the confessional statement of the petitioner there is no other material in this case to connect the petitioner with the present case of theft.
Learned counsel representing the State submits that apart from the present case, the petitioner is accused of similar kind of offence in eight other cases as per the statement in paragraph 3 of the application.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4931 of 2018 (2) dt.02-02-2018 2/2 This Court has been informed at this stage by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in one of the cases mentioned at Sl. No. 2 under paragraph 3 a co-ordinate bench of this Court has refused to grant bail to the petitioner considering his criminal antecedent.
In the facts and circumstances I would take a similar view as has been taken by a co-ordinate bench of this Court. The application of the petitioner is rejected and the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude it within a period of six months from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order.
The application stands disposed of accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Dilip, AR U T