Patna High CourtCR. MISC./51939/2024dismissed

Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-21Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51939 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2024 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar S/O Sri Sukan Ram R/O Village- Khajpura, P.O- B.V. College, P.S- Airport, Distt.- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 21-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per FIR, one Suman Kumar was found giving examination in place of petitioner Ranjeet Kumar and from his possession admit card and forged Aadhar Card No. 867748357884 were also recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that when one Suman Kumar was going to appear in place of Ranjeet Kumar (petitioner) in examination without interpolating any documents, so Section 467, 468 IPC are not applicable in this case and section 420 IPC is the shadow

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51939 of 2024(3) dt.21-09-2024 2/2 Section of 467 and 468 of the IPC rather the entire case comes in the purview of Section 419 of the IPC which is bailable in nature. He further submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the nature of offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected in connection with Manner P.S. Case No. 51 of 2024.

7. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the same shall be considered by the learned court below on the same day without being prejudiced by this order considering the fact that the petitioner is the student.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T