Sanjay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.2362 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-460 Year-2017 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== SANJAY KUMAR S/o Vishwanath Prasad Resident of Village- Pareo, P.S.- Bihta, District- Patna.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Raj Dular Sah For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Sadanand Paswan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 17-07-2019 Heard the parties.

Allegation against the appellant, as appears from the written report of the informant, who is Manager of Canara Bank, Pareo is that the appellant entered inside his chamber and tried to obstruct him in doing his official duty as well as abused him and also assaulted him by slaps, which resulted into the injury on his mouth. It is also stated that he belongs to SC category , as such the petitioner has assaulted and abused him. Submission of the learned counsel for the appellant is that the Manager of the Bank is a local person and he has lodged the several complaints against the Manager before the Circle Head Canara Bank, Bihar and the villagers have also made complaint about the same, as such he has falsely been implicated in this case. It appears that earlier Cr

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2362 of 2019(4) dt.17-07-2019 2/2 Appeal (S.J.) No.434 of 2019 filed by the appellant for grant of anticipatory bail was permitted to be withdrawn, vide order dated 9.4.2019..

Heard learned Spl.P.P. who has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the informant being S.C. category and also a government servant has been assaulted in his own chamber and abused also..

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the appellant, however, he may surrender and pray for regular bail, which will be considered on its own merit.

Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T