Md. Sonu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62633 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-338 Year-2019 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai ====================================================== MD. SONU Son of Late Noor Alam (Manjoor) @ Manzoor Resident of Village - Bajitpur, P.S.- Begusarai Mufassil, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brisketu Sharan Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 28-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Begusarai Town P.S. Case No. 338 of 2019, registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 323, 307, 379, 504, 506, 324 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the allegation in the FIR, the petitioner is stated to have given a knife blow in the abdomen of the informant.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations as levelled in the FIR are not true. Subsequently, the parties have arrived at a compromise and have also given a petition in the Court below to that effect. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that a counter

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62633 of 2019(4) dt.28-02-2020 2/2 affidavit has been filed on behalf of the informant, wherein the informant has stated that he gave the name of the petitioner only for the reason that he did not rescue the informant although they were known to each other and the injury was caused by unknown miscreants.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the parties have arrived at a compromise. It is true that the parties have settled the matter.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that there is direct allegation against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and, as such, the application for anticipatory bail is rejected.

The petitioner is directed to surrender within a period of four weeks.

In case the petitioner surrenders within the aforesaid period and prays for bail, the same shall be considered by the court below expeditiously, without being prejudiced by this order of rejection.

(Partha Sarthy, J) sushma/- U T