Santosh Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55656 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-549 Year-2022 Thana- ALAMGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== SANTOSH KUMAR YADAV SON OF VIJAY RAY R/O RAMPUR, SHAMCHAND, P.S.- RAGHOPUR, DISTT.- VAISHALI.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umesh Lal Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 20-12-2022 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Alamganj P.S. Case No.549 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 413 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has got one criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail application in which he has been acquitted by the trial court. It is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has been surfaced in the case on the basis of confessional statement of the apprehended accused. It is also submitted that no incriminating articles has been recovered from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55656 of 2022(2) dt.20-12-2022 2/2 the conscious possession of the petitioner.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Taking into consideration the confessional statement of the apprehended person, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Sanjay/- U T