Murari Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.45609 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1 Year- 2016 Thana -BAHERA District- DARBHANGA ====================================================== Murari Jha son of Babu Sabeb Jha, resident of Village- Pohaddi, Police Station- Bahera, District- Darbhanga.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Girish Chandra Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 24-11-2016 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Bahera P.S. Case No. 01/2016, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 436, 387 and other sections of the Indian Penal Code. The informant alleged that petitioner Murari Jha and Shishir Kumar Jha came to his house demanded extortion of Rs. 1,000/- for taking liquor. The accused persons threatened to set ablaze the house in case of non-payment of extortion. It is further alleged that in the night he woke up hearing the sound of crying and saw the petitioner and Shishir Kumar Jha fleeing away. His house was burning. Many articles were turned to ashes. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that nobody has seen the petitioner setting ablaze the house of the informant.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45609 of 2016 (2) dt.24-11-2016 2/2 The informant got enmity with the petitioner, but from perusal of the record it appears that petitioner was seen fleeing away along with the accused person from the place of occurrence. Similarly, situated co-accused has been granted regular bail. Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.) Vinita/- U T