Vikram Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27653 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2020 Thana- UNIVERSITY District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== VIKRAM KUMAR S/o Krishna Murari Rai R/o village- Barmatpur @ Bishunpur Kharak, P.S.- Sadar, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 14-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 356, 379 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that informant who is a student alleges that her mobile was snatched by two motorcycle borne criminals while she was going to the administrative building of the University.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case, it is next submitted that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a young boy of 20 years of age and was completely unaware that he is purchasing a stolen mobile, it is next

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27653 of 2022(2) dt.14-11-2022 2/3 submitted that if the petitioner would have known that the mobile was stolen one then definitely he would not have used it fearing arrest, as the police could have easily located the location by IMEI number of the mobile, it is also submitted that petitioner is a young boy and, in the event, if he is sent to jail, based on such allegation, his entire career would be jeopardized and chances are bright that he may come in contact with hardened criminals.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submits that petitioner has not disclosed his antecedent at Para-3 of the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with University P.S. Case No. 10 of 2020 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27653 of 2022(2) dt.14-11-2022 3/3 One of the bailors shall be the father of the petitioner 'Krishna Murari Rai'.

Further, the learned trial court before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner, shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and, in the event, if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of any nature, the present anticipatory bail order shall not be acted upon.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Shivam/- U T