Devcharan Yadav @ Devcharan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84607 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-132 Year-2024 Thana- SAKURABAD District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Devcharan Yadav @ Devcharan Singh Son of Laldev Singh Resident of Village- Chiksaura, Police station -Shakurabad, District -Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Shanker Pankaj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 07-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Shakurabad P.S. Case No. 132 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 354, 302, 379, 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the allegation, the petitioners along with other co-accused persons have assaulted the informant and her family members including her husband to grab the share of the informant. Her husband died during the treatment.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84607 of 2024(2) dt.07-03-2025 2/2 both the parties are agnates and there is admitted land dispute between the parties. He further submits that the day before the current occurrence, the son of the deceased assaulted the petitioner. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that specific overt act has been attributed against the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of case and the nature of the offence, 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 seeks 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) anand/- U T