Kunal Jha @ Avinash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22931 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-700 Year-2017 Thana- MOTIHARI TOWN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Kunal Jha @ Avinash Kumar, S/o Pramod Kumar Jha, at present Address- R/o Village- New Chandmari, Near Brahmsthan, P.S.- Banjariya, District- East Champaran, Permanent Address- R/o Vill.- Sukhisemra Jaitpur, P.S.- Palanwa, District- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 27-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Motihari Town P.S. Case No.700 of 2017 (G.R. No.6165 of 2017), registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 342, 353, 504, 506 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the written complaint dated 06.10.2017, at about 10:00 am. in the morning, the present petitioner and one Avinash Kumar entered inside the premises of the college and made obstruction in the work of admission and other official works and ousted the teachers and staffs of the college from the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22931 of 2018(2) dt.27-04-2018 2/2 office and started raising slogans against the administration and locked the main gate of the college. They tried to assault the Principle and but he saved himself after entering in his chamber and thereafter, they locked the office of the Principle. On oral information, the Police came and unlocked the office after two hours.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the principal of the college was doing wrong with regard to admission of the students and for that the petitioner made several complaints before different authorities two months away, but the Principal has not change the course.

Looking to the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the Court below within three weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the Court below will consider the same and pass appropriate order without being influenced by the order of this Court.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- U T