Sanjeet Rai @ Dhela @ Sanjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53180 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-470 Year-2023 Thana- MALSALAMI District- Patna ====================================================== Sanjeet Rai @ Dhela @ Sanjeet Kumar S/o- Dewali Rai Village- Marufganj Ps- Malsalami Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raj Krishna Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 28-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 120(B) of the IPC and sections 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

3.

As per the prosecution case, two persons were apprehended from the house of petitioner and from possession of one accused, one country made loaded katta was recovered and from possession of the other co-accused, one live cartridge KF 7.65 was recovered. It is alleged, that they disclosed that petitioner being the relative had given keys of the house to them and asked to bring cash to give at 'Bhattipar'. On search of the house, several articles, arms and cash were recovered. 4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53180 of 2024(2) dt.28-08-2024 2/2 petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to grudge. He was not present on the spot and the said seizure has been made from his house in his absence. He was out of Station on the alleged date. No incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent, in similar nature of offence.

5.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail. 6.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. The prayer for grant of bail on his behalf is rejected.

7.

This application is accordingly dismissed.

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