Raju Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40758 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -74 Year- 2015 Thana -MATIHANI District- BEGUSARAI ======================================================

1. Raju Jha, son of Ashok Jha, resident of Village- Bishanpur, P.S.- Town, District- Begusarai.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 12-01-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Matihani P.S. Case No. 74 of 2015 registered under Sections302, 201, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.

The allegation against the petitioner is that he alongwith other accused persons killed the son of the informant and his friend and thrown the dead bodies in river Ganga. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the deceased and the accused Vicky Mishra had land dispute between them and they were on inimical terms. Petitioner is not named accused.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40758 of 2016 (5) dt.12-01-2017 2/2 Considering the nature of allegations levelled and the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted against co-accused Vicky Mishra, I do not find it to be a fit case to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. His prayer for anticipatory bail is, accordingly rejected. (Arvind Srivastava, J) Manish/- U T