Navin Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2390 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-293 Year-2018 Thana- GOVINDGANJ District- East Champaran ====================================================== NAVIN SHARMA S/O RAMASHANKAR SHARMA Resident of villageSharma Tola, P.S.- Gobindganj, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Madhura Nand Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 14-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Gobindganj P.S. Case No. 293 of 2018 registered for the offences punishable under Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned Additional Cheif Judicial Magistrate-I, Motihari, East Champaran.

As per prosecution case, the informant received call on his mobile, in which the caller demanded Rs. 10 lacs as extortion money and threatened him to face dire consequences if the same will not be paid.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He has been falsely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2390 of 2023(4) dt.14-03-2023 2/2 implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and the petitioner was made accused in the present case on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused. The petitioner has got four criminal antecedents as mentioned in para-3 of the bail application.

Learned APP for the State opposes prayer for bail and submits that there is specific overt act against the petitioner of demanding extortion money from the informant. Hence, he does not deserve privilege of anticipatory bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of case and the nature of the offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in connection with Gobindganj P.S. Case No. 293 of 2018.

The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

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