Ranjit Mahto @ Pahavi Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.65371 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-605 Year-2011 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Ranjit Mahto @ Pahavi Mahto Son of Late Hari Kishun Mahto, Resident of Village Hilalpur P.S. and District - Hazipur. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mrs. Kumari Sujata Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 25-01-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences alleged under Sections 341, 323, 325, 307, 379 and 34 registered in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 605 of 2011.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the backdrop of the land dispute with Rajendra Mahto. It is further submitted that there is inordinate delay of more than a month in instituting the first information report on 22.11.2011 for the alleged occurrence of 06.10.2011.

4. This Court, however, takes note that the present anticipatory bail petition has been filed in the year 2018 in respect of the FIR which has been instituted as far back as in the year 2011. The petitioner has not offered any satisfactory explanation for the delay and there is no immediate apprehension of his arrest. As such, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The anticipatory bail petition stands dismissed.

BT/Chandran (Vikash Jain, J) U T