Sarfaraj @ Prince @ Raja v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21050 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-143 Year-2021 Thana- GORAUL District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sarfaraj @ Prince @ Raja S/O- Md Ayub R/O- Village- Hathsarganj, P.S.- Hajipur Town, Dist.- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satya Prakash Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 04-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Goraul P.S. Case No.143 of 2021, lodged on 22.03.2021, under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against unknown accused persons against whom allegation of robbery is there with the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner nor petitioner was put on Test Identification Parade. Counsel submits that only due to bad

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21050 of 2024(2) dt.04-04-2024 2/2 criminal antecedents of the petitioner police have remanded him in this case. There is 11 criminal cases pending against the petitioner and he is on bail in all cases.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that antecedent of the petitioner is not clean and there are 11 criminal cases pending against him and in the rejection order it has been mentioned by the Sessions Court that material has come against the present petitioner at paragraph-28 of the case-diary and subject matter of this case has been recovered from possession of the petitioner.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby refused. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew the prayer for bail six months after framing of the charge. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U T