Patna High CourtCR. MISC./44997/2024bail rejected

Akhilesh Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

2024-10-04Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44997 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-544 Year-2021 Thana- NATHNAGAR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Akhilesh Mandal S/O Late Phakir Mandal R/O Gonarchak,P.S.-Parbatta,DisttBhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 04-10-2024 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Nathnagar P.S. Case No. 544 of 2021 dated 07.10.2021, lodged under Sections 489A/489B/489C/420 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code pending before the Court of Additional Sessions Judge-8, Bhagalpur.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against 2 named accused persons alleging therein that they were using fake currency notes.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Counsel submits that the name of the petitioner has been figured in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44997 of 2024(4) dt.04-10-2024 2/2 case only due to the reason the petitioner is the husband of accused Pinki Devi. Counsel further submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean as there are two criminal cases pending against him and in both the cases, he is on bail. The petitioner is in custody since 08.02.2022 in the present case.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that on previous occasion, report with regard to the present stage of the trial has been called for and from the said report, it transpires that the case is fixed on the stage of argument.

6. This Court is of the opinion that there is no need of hearing and this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as early as possible.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T