Dinesh Rai @ Lanka Kumar @ Dinesh Kumar @ Lanka Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65950 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-390 Year-2023 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Dinesh Rai @ Lanka Kumar @ Dinesh Kumar @ Lanka Rai son of Late Maheshi Rai @ Mahishi Rai village- Musepur, Ps- Bihta, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sunit Kumar Srivastava, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-11-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bihta P.S Case No. 390 of 2023 dated 24.04.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 325, 307, 353, 332, 333, 224, 225 and 427 of the I.P.C.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 23.04.2023 during patrolling, the excise police found some persons creating nuisance in the intoxicated condition out of whom the coaccused, Tota Rai was apprehended and when the preparation for breath analyzer examination was being made then 50-60 persons holding lathi, danda, bricks and stones etc surrounded

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65950 of 2024(2) dt.20-11-2024 2/3 the excise police and assaulted them to release the Tota Rai from the police custody. The police personnel sustained head injury. The said persons also damaged the police vehicles by bricks, stones and lathi.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted anticipatory bail by this court vide order dated 26.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 28715 of 2024. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Danapur, Patna, in connection with Bihta P.S Case No. 390 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65950 of 2024(2) dt.20-11-2024 3/3 the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T