Ritesh Ranjan @ Rangbaj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.3838 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -320 Year- 2017 Thana -NAUBATPUR District- PATNA ====================================================== Ritesh Ranjan @ Rangbaj, S/o Sri Sanjay Kumar, R/o VillageAbhranchak, At present Village- Nisarpura, P.S.- Naubatpur, DistrictPatna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jai Prakash Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Dilip Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 13-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No.320 of 2017 registered under Sections 384 and 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it is a case of false implication. It is submitted that nobody has claimed that this petitioner was demanding any Rangdari and even though there are allegations of firing but in fact police has not recovered any fire arm from the possession of this petitioner.

On the other hand learned APP representing the State submits that this petitioner has got criminal antecedent as stated in

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3838 of 2018 (3) dt.13-02-2018 paragraph 3 of the application and if the petitioner has not been in possession of any fire arm, instead of taking anticipatory bail, it is just and proper for the petitioner to surrender in the court below and seek regular bail.

I am in agreement with the submissions of the learned APP for the State.

Considering the facts and circumstances particularly that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph 3 of the application, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

The application is dismissed.

The petitioner, if so advised, may surrender in the court below within three weeks from today and prays for regular bail which may be considered by the court below on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Arvind/- U T