Ravi Shankar Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34345 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-262 Year-2022 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== RAVI SHANKAR SAHNI Son of Madan Sahni Resident of village-Thahar, P.S.-Runnisaidpur, District-Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Devendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 28-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 262 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 342, 387, 379, 307, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi.

3. The petitioner along with other co-accused persons assaulted informant and looted Rs. 45,000/- from his pocket on the gun point.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34345 of 2023(3) dt.28-08-2023 2/2 there is no eye witness of the occurrence and no looted/snatched article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of the bail application.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that specific overt act has been attributed against the petitioner. Hence, he does not deserve privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned Court below within six weeks from today and seek regular bail, the learned Court below would pass order on the same day in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T