Saheb Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54188 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -19 Year- 2012 Thana -SIKTA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Saheb Ansari, Son of Late Noor Hassan Ansari, resident of Village- Neel Parasa, P.S. - Balthar, District- West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Madan Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-12-2016 Heard Sri Umesh Chandra Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Madan Kumar, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, apprehending his arrest in Sikta P.S. Case No.19 of 2012, Trial No.01/2014, registered for the offence under Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 20,29, 22, 23, 24, 27(A) of the N.D.P.S. Act, has prayed for grant of anticipatory bail.

It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case as per instance of a person, who was arrested by the police. It has been admitted that from the motorcycle, which was intercepted and one of the accused persons was arrested, about 15

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54188 of 2016 (2) dt.19-12-2016 2/2 Kg of Charas was recovered and it was alleged that the petitioner had fled away.

Considering the recovery of huge quantity of Charas as well as the fact that the petitioner had fled away and he has been made accused in the F.I.R., there is no reason to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail, that too at belated stage since this case was lodged in the year 2012 and still the petitioner is at large (Rakesh Kumar, J) NKS/- U T