Mangal Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40981 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -142 Year- 2013 Thana -BARHARA District- PURNIA ======================================================

1. Mangal Mahto son of Inderdeo Mahto Resident of village- Gopi Nagar, Parsa, P.S.- Barhara, District- Purnea .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Shankar Shrivastava For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dinesh Singh (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 01-04-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Barhara P.S. Case No. 142 of 2013 registered under section 302 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code.

The informant named two persons namely Bipin @ Pipin Mahto and Vijay @ Vijay Mandal . It is submitted that petitioner is not named in the first information report. Name of the petitioner figured in the case in the confessional statement of co-accused who is named in the first information report. Considering the facts and the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly the same is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40981 of 2014 (3) dt.01-04-2015 2/2 rejected. The petitioner, if so advised, may surrender and seek regular bail. The court below shall consider the regular bail of the petitioner taking into consideration that similarly situated coaccused has already been granted regular bail. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) M.Rahman/- U T