Ranjit Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12597 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-246 Year-2019 Thana- BIRPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== 1.

Ranjit Sah S/o Janak Sah Resident of Village- Nageshwar Bag, Khushakibag, P.S.- Purnea East, Distt- Purnea. 2.

Bittu Kumar S/o Dewa Nand Chaudhary Resident of Village- Nageshwar Bag, Khushakibag, P.S.- Purnea East, Distt- Purnea. ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kapil Deo Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-09-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Birpur P.S. Case No. 246 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code.

Considering the nature of offence, the allegation made in the FIR and the fact that two other accused persons from whom stolen articles were recovered have disclosed name of the petitioners as their accomplice, who had participated in the commission of the offence and that the petitioners are involved

2/3 in one more case of identical nature, I am not inclined to grant them pre-arrest bail. The application is rejected. In case, the petitioners surrender and seek bail, the same shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits without being prejudiced in any manner by this order. Since the court proceedings are being conducted through virtual mode and normal court functioning has not been restored till date, it is considered appropriate to adopt the following procedure for communication of the present order:- (i) The order, which has been dictated during the course of proceeding of the virtual court, shall be communicated to me on my email by the Sr.

Secretary.

(ii) The corrected copy of the order shall be transmitted by me from my email id to the Sr. Secretary, which shall be treated to be an authentic copy of the order passed by this Court in the present proceeding. (iii) Hard copy of the order duly signed by me shall be preserved in my residential office for documentation and future use, if any.

(iv) Let a copy of the order be sent to Mr. Kapli Deo Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners also on his

3/3 email.

(v) Let steps be taken by the Sr. Secretary/registry for up- loading of the present order without compromising with the norms of social distancing.

rohit/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) U T