Jai Mangal Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.80751 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-384 Year-2018 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Jai Mangal Rai, Son of Late Ramanuj Rai Resident of Village - Sabalpur Nawal Tola, P.S. Sonepur in the District of Saran, Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Braj Nandan Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-02-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 384 of 2018, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 326, 504, 379 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against the petitioner is to have caused the injury by Dabiya. On perusal of the case diary it appears that there is specific allegation against the petitioner and different persons have stated about the role of the petitioner in the alleged occurrence.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is case and counter case between the parties. There is delay of three days in lodging the FIR.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.80751 of 2018(3) dt.19-02-2019 2/2 Looking to the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected.

However, if the petitioner surrenders before the Court below within four weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the Court below will consider the same and pass appropriate order without being influenced by the order of this Court. (Shivaji Pandey, J) V.K.Pandey/- U T