Patna High CourtCR. MISC./41532/2017dismissed

Ranjit Mandal @ Ranjit Don v. The State Of Bihar

2017-09-18Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41532 of 2017 (3) dt.18-09-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.41532 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -83 Year- 2016 Thana -PIRI BAZAR District- LAKHISARAI ======================================================

1. Ranjit Mandal @ Ranjit Don, Son of Sri Shivdani Mandal, Resident of Village- Bodh Nagar, Police Station- Ramgarh, District- Lakhisarai. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rabi Bhushan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Rajballabh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 18-09-2017 Heard the parties.

This application is for grant of regular bail in connection with G.R.Case No.1511 of 2016 arising out of Piri Bazar P.S.Case No.83 of 2016, for the offences under Sections 341, 342, 323, 337, 307, 379, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against the petitioner, as per FIR, is of kidnapping the informant and name of the petitioner has transpired during the course of investigation of the case. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that except confession, there is nothing against the petitioner. Heard learned A.P.P. also, who has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner on the basis of confession and further it is submitted that the petitioner has criminal antecedent and he was

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41532 of 2017 (3) dt.18-09-2017 involved in several other cases of similar nature. Having heard both sides and from perusal of the case diary it appears that apart from the confession, there is criminal antecedent of the petitioner and it also appears that the petitioner was active in such type of offences and earlier also he was arrested in kidnapping of one of the trader of Delhi.

Considering all aspects of the matter, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage, however, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner. With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T