Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25052 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-690 Year-2023 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== ROHIT KUMAR SON OF RAM KUMAR DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - ISMAILPUR, P.S. - SADAR, DISTRICT - VAISHALI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anirudh Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Sen Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case initially registered for the offence punishable under Sections-341, 323, 379, 420, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and later on, charge sheet was submitted under Sections-395, 397 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation, some unknown criminals stopped the scooty of the informant. They snatched his mobile set and forcibly took the password from the informant and one of the miscreants transferred Rs. 1,04400/- from his Pay Phone connected with SBI account.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent. Nothing was recovered from his possession and his name has figured in confessional statement of co-accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25052 of 2024(3) dt.11-07-2024 2/2 Nitin Kumar.

5. On the otherhand, learned APP has submitted that the petitioner and Nitin Kumar were stopped by the police, when they were travelling by a stolen motorcycle. One country-made pistol was recovered from possession of the petitioner. The co-accused Nitin Kumar rendered his confessional statement in which, he has confessed that he was involved in the present occurrence and his friend, (petitioner) was also involved and the money was transferred by the co-accused Nitin Kumar in his account from the account of the informant.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as also the fact that four criminal cases are pending against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 690 of 2023 is rejected.

7. The learned trial court is directed to take every possible endeavour to conclude the trial of the petitioner as early as possible. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) A.K.V.//- U T