Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39169 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2018 Thana- PATEPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar, Son of Rameshwar Rai @ Rajeshwar Rai, resident of Village- Teknari, Police Station- Patepur in the District of Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Zainul Abedin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 23-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in Patepur P.S. Case no. 56 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 414 /34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is alleged in the written report that police arrested two accused persons, namely Sakindra and Vikky and from their possession one stolen motorcycle has been recovered and on their disclosure three stolen motorcycles have been recovered from the house of Jitendra, one motorcycle was recovered from the house of this petitioner, two motorcycles have been recovered from the house of Bipat Paswan, and one motorcycle has been recovered from the house of Sunil Sahani, five motorcycles have been recovered from the house of Biseshwar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39169 of 2018(3) dt.23-07-2018 2/2 Pandit and one motorcycle has been recovered from Umesh Paiti.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he has purchased the motorcycle bonafidely. But, no relevant paper has been filed in support of such submission. From the narration of allegation made in the written report itself it appears that all these petitioners are involved in sale and purchase of the stolen vehicles to other accused persons. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

Petitioner may surrender before the Court below and make prayer for regular bail which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the present order.

(Sanjay Priya, J) shyambihari/- U T