Govind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57879 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2012 Thana- GOGRI DistrictKhagaria ====================================================== GOVIND KUMAR, aged about 33 years, male, S/o Gobardhan Yadav R/o village- Shyampur, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Munger ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shiva Shankar Sharma, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party:

Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 12-09-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences alleged under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code registered in connection with Gogari P.S. Case No. 159 of 2012.

3. At the outset, learned APP submits that the F.I.R. has been filed as far back as in the year 2012, but the petitioner has approached this Court in the year 2019 and there does not appear to be any immediate apprehension of arrest of the petitioner.

4. Considering that the petitioner has not shown any cause for immediate apprehension of arrest and the anticipatory bail petition has been filed about seven years after filing of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57879 of 2019(2) dt.12-09-2019 2/2 F.I.R., this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The anticipatory bail petition stands dismissed.

(Vikash Jain, J) Ibrar//- U T