Mukesh Singh @ Mukesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60884 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-421 Year-2022 Thana- RUPASPUR District- Patna ====================================================== MUKESH SINGH @ MUKESH KUMAR SON OF LATE BALRAM SINGH MOHALLA- SUNDAR NAGAR, LOHIAPATH, PS- RUPASPUR, DIST- PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Atul Chandra For the Informant :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 19-03-2024 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Rupaspur P.S. Case No.421 of 2022, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 337, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the FIR, on account of a dispute, the petitioner along with other co-accused persons abused the husband of the informant and also assaulted him due to which he got injured. When the son of the informant came to save her husband, he was also assaulted by the accused persons.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60884 of 2023(4) dt.19-03-2024 2/2 the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. There is no specific overt act against the petitioner. He further submits that as per the injury report, it is apparent that the husband of the informant, namely, Kedar Singh received injury due to falling from height. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail by submitting that Kedar Singh died during the course of treatment.

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

7. This application is, accordingly, dismissed. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T