Jitendra Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49884 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-272 Year-2019 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== JITENDRA SAHANI, S/o Gaji Sashani @ Lakshmi Sahani Resident of Village- Madhubani Ghat, P.S.- Muffasil, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Priyesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

Let the defect(s) be removed within two weeks of the complete start of the physical Court in normal course. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 272 of 2019, registered for the offence punishable under Section 399, 402 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Lalan Ray and Rekha Devi. He further submits that no incriminating articles have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49884 of 2021(2) dt.15-04-2022 2/2 been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no connection with the co-accused Lalan Ray and Rekha Devi rather just because several cases are pending against the petitioner, he has been roped in the present case. The petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2021.

Sri Ajit Kumar, learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submits that petitioner is a habitual and more than dozen cases are pending against him as such he does not deserve to be released on bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and long line of criminal cases pending against the petitioner in which he has been made accused almost similar allegation has been made in all those cases, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of regular bail is rejected.

However, the learned trial Court is directed to conclude the trial expeditiously.

(Purnendu Singh, J) manish/- U T