Chandan Kumar @ Chandradev Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70116 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2022 Thana- PARIHAR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Chandan Kumar @ Chandradev Kumar Son of Rasilal Sahani Resident of Village - Sahargama, Dhami Tole, Police Station - Parihar, District - Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 31-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Parihar P.S. Case No. 192 of 2022 dated 23.07.2022, registered for the offence punishable u/s 379 of the IPC, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate1st Class, Sitamarhi.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that on 22.07.2022, one motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR-30T-826 that belongs to the informant, he along with one co-accused, Deepak Kumar have stolen the said motorcycle

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner the petitioner is quite innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case due to previous grudge. The allegations levelled

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70116 of 2023(3) dt.31-01-2024 2/2 against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature. The name of the petitioner has transpired on the confessional statement of co-accused, Deepak Kumar. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent as mentioned in para 3 of the bail application.

5. Per contra, learned APP for the State vehemently opposing the bail petition submitted that the said motorcycle has recovered from the house of the co-accused, Deepak Kumar and he named the petitioner is also involved in the present case. The allegations levelled against the petitioners is serious in nature, hence he does not deserve anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of case, the nature of offence is serious, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) annpurna/- U T