Patna High CourtCR. MISC./33492/2024dismissed

Shanku Sah v. The State Of Bihar

2024-05-08Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33492 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-262 Year-2023 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Shanku Sah Son of Gauri Shankar Sah @ Gauri Sah Resident of VillageAbjuganj ,P.S- Sultanganj, Dist- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bijendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Kishor Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 262 of 2023 in Trial No. 950 of 2023 registered for the offence under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner along with three other co-accused persons have hatched the plan to commit the loot.

4. As the petitioner was well known in the locality, it was decided that the he will not participate in the loot and will wait for the other co-accused to commit loot and thereafter, he will give them shelter and the looted articles will be divided between all the accused persons and Shanku Sah, the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33492 of 2024(2) dt.08-05-2024 2/2

5. Loot was committed by the accused persons and while committing the loot, the deceased was killed. The accused persons thereafter came to the house of Shanku Sah, kept the looted articles there and they left.

6. From the above, it is clear that the petitioner was involved in the crime from the beginning to end and he is in custody since 22.7.2023.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8. Accordingly, this application is dismissed.

9. The Court below is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and conclude the same at the earliest. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U T