Patna High CourtCR. MISC./41714/2024bail rejected

Pradeep Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-20Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41714 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2020 Thana- NARDIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Pradeep Chaudhary SON OF ANIL CHAUDHARI Resident of VillageBhadaur, P.S. Nardiganj, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manmohan Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 20-07-2024 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No.192 of 2020 under Sections 147, 148, 149 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution, the FIR has been lodged against ten named accused persons including the petitioner against whom there is allegation they in connivance with each other have assaulted the son of the informant due to which he died.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He submits that there is no act or overt act against him and he is merely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41714 of 2024(2) dt.20-07-2024 2/2 member of mob and his name has been inserted unnecessarily in this case.

5. Counsel also submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

6. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is allegation of murder of informant's son and it has been mentioned that all accused persons in connivance with each other have surrounded the informant's son when he was returning to his village.

7. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, therefore the bail application of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

8. However, trial court is directed to consider the regular bail application of the petitioner, if he surrenders within four weeks and prays for regular bail without being prejudice of the present order preferably on the same day. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Prakashmani/- U T