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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52237/2022rejected

Raju Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2023-03-14Mr. Justice Arvind Srivastava2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52237 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-165 Year-2020 Thana- MEHANDIGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== RAJU CHAUDHARY SON OF LATE BUDHAWA CHOUDHARY R/O MOHALLA- LOHA KA PUL BELDARI TOLA, P.S.- MEHANDIGANJ, DISTRICT- PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Lal Babu Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 14-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Mehandiganj P.S. Case No. 165 of 2020 registered for the offences under Sections 307 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the instant case. Further submission is that the F.I.R. is fabricated and on the alleged date of occurrence the petitioner was attending a marriage and there has been no recovery from his possession.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52237 of 2022(5) dt.14-03-2023 2/2 the State vehemently opposes the prayer of bail and submits that there is specific allegation on the petitioner for causing gunshot injury to the informant. He also submits that the petitioner also has a criminal antecedent. He therefore, submits that petitioner does not deserve to be enlarged on anticipatory bail. Considering the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. His prayer for bail is accordingly rejected.

anuradha/- (Arvind Srivastava, J) U T