Ranjan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31806 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-301 Year-2019 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ranjan Paswan, aged about 25 years (Male), S/o Late Jaymanagal Pasawan Resident of Daud Nagar, Jangli Tola, P.S.- Vaishali, District- Vaishali at Hajipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anish Chandra, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 20-02-2021 Heard Mr. Anish Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bharat Bhushan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor (hereinafter referred to as the 'APP') for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Lalganj PS Case No. 301 of 2019 dated 23.08.2019, instituted under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The petitioner, though not named in the FIR, is alleged to have stolen the pick-up van of the informant on which there was paint worth Rs. 2,86,416/-.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that besides not being named in the FIR, during investigation, he has been made accused based on the recovery from the house which does not belong exclusively to the petitioner as it is a joint

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31806 of 2020 dt.20-02-2021 2/2 property.

5. Learned APP submitted that against the petitioner there is one criminal antecedent and further that the recovery having been made from the house of the petitioner, plea of jointness can only be determined during trial, upon the evidence being adduced, but for the present, a reasonable suspicion is created against the petitioner being one of the culprits.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, the Court is not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J) Anjani/- AFR/NAFR U T