Bajarangi Ram v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47993 of 2017 (3) dt.08-11-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47993 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -74 Year- 2017 Thana -GOPALGANJ TOWN District- GOPALGANJ ======================================================

1. Bajarangi Ram Son of Late Indra Deo Ram, R/o Village- Gidahan, P.S.- Fulwaria, District- Gopalganj.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Iftekhar Mahmood ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 08-11-2017 Heard the parties.

This application is for grant of regular bail in connection with Gopalganj P.S.Case No.74 of 2017 for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 407 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is that he is driver of the truck loaded with sugar of the informant and it is traceless with the sugar and later on he appeared and has not given any satisfactory explanation rather he has confessed his guilt that he has sold the sugar to some other persons.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that except confession there is nothing against the petitioner and he is in custody for four months.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47993 of 2017 (3) dt.08-11-2017 Heard learned A.P.P. and the learned counsel for the informant. They have opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that admittedly the sugar was in custody of the petitioner as he is driver of the said Truck and he has not given any satisfactory explanation about missing of the sugar rather he has accepted his guilt.

Having heard both sides and in view of facts and circumstances, as stated above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage, however, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of six months and if not concluded, the petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer for bail before the learned trial court, who will consider the prayer for bail on the basis of materials available on the record at that time and he will dispose of the application. With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T