Subodh Raut @ Subodh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16949 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2021 Thana- MADHWAPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Subodh Raut @ Subodh Kumar Son Of Late Tej Narayan Raut R/O VillageSursand, Ward No.-7, P.S.- Sursand, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 15-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State in Virtual Court Proceeding. Let the defect(s), if any, as pointed out by the office, be removed within four weeks.

The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Madhwapur P.S. Case No. 51 of 2021 under sections 395 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the FIR, the informant has alleged that one person asked him to open the door and when he opened the door, he saw 6-7 persons were standing who started beating him. It is further alleged that they forcibly made his son to open the room whereafter he was also attacked on his head. The accused persons had complete knowledge of the presence of Rs. 20 lakhs

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16949 of 2022(2) dt.15-07-2022 2/2 in the house and they straightway demanded money from his son. It is further alleged that accused persons finally decamped with the ornaments and Rs. 6 lakhs of Nepali currency by injuring some other family members including throwing bombs before they left the place of occurrence.

Taking into account the kind of allegation that has been levelled against the accused persons including the petitioner herein as also the fact that there are altogether six (6) criminal cases against the petitioner herein under sections 457, 380 and 395 of the Indian Penal Code also Section 8, 20(b)(ii)B of the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant him the privilege of bail which is accordingly rejected. As the petitioner is in custody since 23.7.2021(as stated in para-10 of the bail application), the trial court is hereby directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an earliest.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T