Patna High CourtCR. MISC./34052/2016dismissed

Ranjit Das @ Ranjit Kumar And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

2017-02-28Mr. Justice Sanjay Priya2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.34052 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -252 Year- 2016 Thana -KHAGARIA (MUFFASIL) DistrictKHAGARIA ======================================================

1. Ranjit Das @ Ranjit Kumar, s/o Sri Bishundeo Das.

2. Bishundeo Das, s/o late Jhari Das, Both resident of village- Durgapur, P.S.- Muffasil, District- Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate, For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Asha Kumari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 28-02-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in Khagaria (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 252 of 2016 instituted for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 354 and 366A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

There is allegation against the petitioners that they along with other accused persons kidnapped the daughter of the informant Neha Kumari while she was waiting for vehicle at Vishwakarma Temple at N.H. 3I to go to Khagaria market to purchase articles on the eve of Ram Navami. Further allegation is that the petitioner with other co-accused armed with pistol came

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34052 of 2016 (6) dt.28-02-2017 2/2 and kidnapped the daughter of the informant and got her seated in the jeep. The informant tried to save her but the accused persons assaulted her with butt of weapon and fled away with her daughter from the vehicle.

Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer and stated that there is no mention in the case diary that the girl has been recovered.

The learned Sessions Judge also mentioned in the impugned order that the victim is traceless and the case is at the stage of investigation.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners stands rejected.

However, the petitioners may surrender before the court below and pray for regular bail which shall be disposed off by the court below on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.

(Sanjay Priya, J) S.Ali/- U T