Sanowar Alam @ Sanower v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.269 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-197 Year-2022 Thana- KRITYANAND NAGAR DistrictPurnia ====================================================== Sanowar Alam @ Sanower Son Of Md. Naiyar Alam @ Nayyar R/O Vill.- Patalwa, Ward No. 10, P.S.- Sadar, Distt.- Purnia At Present Line Bazar Near Medicity Hospital, P.S.- K. Hat, Distt.- Purnia. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Senior Advocate Dr. Bidhu Ranjan, Advocate Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 07-02-2023 Heard Mr. N.K. Agrawal, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Dr. Bidhu Ranjan for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with K. Nagar P.S. Case No.197 of 2022, registered for the offence punishable under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code. Accusation is of snatching cash of Rs.1,00,000/- and other articles from the informant.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner has got one criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail petition. It is further submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.269 of 2023(3) dt.07-02-2023 2/2 that petitioner is not named in the FIR. During investigation, two persons were apprehended who disclosed the name of the petitioner. It is submitted that no incriminating articles has been recovered from possession of the petitioner.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is hereby rejected.

However, if petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the learned court below shall consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner preferably on the same day without being prejudiced by this order.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) S.KUMAR/- U T