Manish Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69657 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2019 Thana- KATRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== MANISH CHOUDHARY S/O DEVENDRA CHOUDHARY Resident of village- Katra, P.S.- Katra, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nirmala Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 15-03-2023 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

This is an application for regular bail on behalf of the petitioner for the offences alleged under Sections 341, 323, 379, 384, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act, registered in connection with Katra P.S.Case No. 68 of 2019.

The accused persons named in the FIR snatched the gold chain from the neck of the informant and they also demanded a ransom of Rs. 50,000/- from him.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he is innocent and the informant has compromised the case with co-accused Deepak Choudhary and on the basis of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69657 of 2022(2) dt.15-03-2023 2/2 compromise co-accused Deepak Choudhary has been granted regular bail by the court below.

On the other hand, learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail.

The petitioner is named in the FIR. There is allegation that at the point of pistol, he snatched the gold chain from the neck of the informant and he also demanded a ransom of Rs. 50,000/-. It appears that nine cases of similar nature are also pending against the petitioner.

Considering the strong criminal antecedents as well as the allegation, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The application is accordingly rejected.

The learned trial court shall consider the bail application of the petitioner, if the trial is not concluded within a period of six months.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) HR/- U T