Dr. Prithvi Kumar Ranjan @ Prithvi Ravidas @ Dr. Prithvi Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29135 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-457 Year-2023 Thana- AKBARPUR District- Nawada ====================================================== DR. PRITHVI KUMAR RANJAN @ PRITHVI RAVIDAS @ DR. PRITHVI RANJAN S/O SAUDI RAVIDAS R/O VILLAGE- JOGNI, P.S. RAJAULI, DISTRICT- NAWADA.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 20-07-2024 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 457 of 2023 for the offence registered under sections 417, 420, 336, 304 and 134 of the Indian Penal Code, section 23 of PCP NDT Act and section 16 of Bihar Chemical Establishment Conduct & Regulation Act lodged on 10.10.2023 by the informant, Ajay Kumar.

3. As per the prosecution story, the police upon information about the death of a lady in a private clinic, reached the place and came to know that this petitioner along with his wife is running an illegal clinic and found a lady laying dead on the operation table. Further, save and except the saline, no other things

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29135 of 2024(3) dt.20-07-2024 2/2 related to the operation were there. As the family members were crying, were unable to lodge F.I.R., the S.H.O. himself became the informant.

4. Upon query from the learned Counsel for the petitioner whether the petitioner is a Doctor/Surgeon, the answer is in negative. Allegation against him is of running an illegal clinic which led to unfortunate death of an innocent lady, the petitioner do not have any medical degree to run the said clinic.

5. In that background, it would be appropriate that he seeks bail.

6. The anticipatory bail application stands rejected. (Rajiv Roy, J) Neha/- U T