Pravin Sah @ Pravin Kumar @ Praveen Sah @ Praveen Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30046 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2020 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== PRAVIN SAH @ PRAVIN KUMAR @ PRAVEEN SAH @ PRAVEEN KUMAR Son of Bhupendra Sah Resident of Village- Soha, Ward No. 3, P.S.- Sonbarsa (Raj), District- Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amarnath Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-11-2020 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State, through Video Conferencing.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Beldaur Police Station Case No. 140 of 2020, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 395/412 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution story, as per the First Information Report, is that the tractor and trailor of the informant, loaded with iron-rod, along with cash, were looted away by 5-6 unknown criminals and one of the accused persons injected drugs in the arms of the informant, due to which he lost his consciousness.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence in the manner alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30046 of 2020(2) dt.24-11-2020 2/2 and his name has transpired on the basis of the confessional statement of co-accused Rahul Kumar Sah, from whose possession, looted articles were recovered.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, referring to the impugned order, submits that from the impugned order, it appears that apart from the confessional statement of Rahul Kumar Sah, confessional statement of Mantoon Sah as well as the petitioner were also recorded and co-accused Mantoon Sah has stated that the petitioner has injected drugs in the arms of the informant and all the accused persons looted away tractor, trailor and other articles from the informant.

After having heard learned Counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the materials on record, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

This application is, accordingly, dismissed.

However, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after six months from today, if the trial does not show any progress.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √ T √