Pradeep Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.26654 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -191 Year- 2014 Thana -BHANGWANPUR HAT District- SIWAN ====================================================== Pradeep Manjhi, son of Lakshman Manjhi, resident of village- Bankat, P.S.- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. B.N. Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 17-07-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under Sections 399, 402 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 25(1-b)A, 26/35 of the Arms Act and Sections 3/4 of the Explosive Substance Act.

On secret information, the police raided a place and apprehended Shailendra Prasad @ Lulha @ Sadhu but the petitioner was not arrested on the spot. Name of the petitioner figured in the case in the disclosure made by Shailendra Prasad @ Lulha @ Sadhu. The petitioner has got criminal antecedent. Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 191 of 2014. Accordingly, the same is rejected. The petitioner, if so advised, may surrender in the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26654 of 2015 (2) dt.17-07-2015 2/2 court below and make prayer for regular bail. The court below shall consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner taking into consideration that similarly situated accused persons have already been enlarged on regular bail.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Dilip/- U T