Amit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63353 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-658 Year-2022 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Amit Kumar S/O Deo Chandra Singh @ Ramchandra Singh R/O VillageAmrour Kiratpur, P.S- Muffasil (SINGHAUL O.P.), Distt.- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Anshu Dhar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Renu Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 19-12-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 387, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Petitioner along with other accused persons are said to have demanded Rangdari Tax of Rs. 5,00,000/- from the informant and in case of non-fulfillment of demand, he would be killed.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the present case is counter blast of Muffasil Singhaul P.S. Case No. 622 of 2022. He submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63353 of 2023(3) dt.19-12-2023 2/3 the present FIR has been lodged after delay of 10 days and there is no satisfactory explanation has been given for the said delay. He submits that Section 387 of the IPC is not attracted against the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has four criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.
5. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant opposing the prayer for bail submit that the petitioner is also involved in the present case and he has four criminal antecedents.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected in connection with Muffasil (Singhaul) P.S. Case No. 658 of 2022.
7. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the same shall be considered by the learned court below on the same day without being prejudiced by this order.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T
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