Vinit Kumar Singh @ Mantu Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77579 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-174 Year-2024 Thana- DHANAHA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Vinit Kumar Singh @ Mantu Singh S/O HARENDRA KISHOR SINGH R/o vill - Khairatola, Bhitaha, P.s. - Bhitaha, Distt.- West Champaran, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Raju Giri, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 20-11-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Dhanaha P.S. Case No. 174 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103 (1) and 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The husband of the informant is said to have been shot dead by some miscreants. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to political rivalry. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. He has been made accused on the confessional statement of co-accused Vikash Singh, which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. The allegation levelled
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77579 of 2024(2) dt.20-11-2024 2/2 against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposing the bail petition submitted that considering the nature of the allegation, the petitioner does not deserve anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of case and the nature of the allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.
7. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned Court below within six weeks from today and seek regular bail, the learned Court below would pass order on the same day in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T