Nagendra Rai And ANR. v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.36074 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -154 Year- 2015 Thana -BETTIAH TOWN DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================

1. Nagendra Rai

2. Saroj Devi.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar No.-7 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Satyendra Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-09-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 427 and 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Prosecution case is that the informant being the employee of a hotel owner went watch the land of his master to find that the petitioner's side opened a door toward the land of his master and on protest being made petitioner no.1 Nagendra Rai and unknown persons wrapped rope around the neck of the informant and dragged him into the house when petitioner no.1 Nagendra Rai inflicted knife injury on the neck of the informant thereafter on the order of Nagendra Rai petitioner no.2, Saroj Devi caused cut injury with dabia on the head of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36074 of 2015 (2) dt.07-09-2015 2/2 that the detail of the land in question has deliberately not been given. It is further submitted that at earlier point of time, the employer of the hotel owner lodged a case against the petitioners' side when the petitioners' side also lodged a case against the hotel owner and thereafter the owner of the hotel set up the present informant to lodge the present case. Injuries have been found to be simple.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that though, the injuries have been found to be simple but they are found on the vital part of the body of the informant. Considering the nature of injury and the accusation being levelled in the background of land dispute, it is a case for consideration of regular bail.

Let the learned court below consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioners if they surrender within a period of six weeks in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. Case No. 154 of 2015 pending in the court of learned CJM, Bettiah, West Champaran.

Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T