Hira Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85458 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1038 Year-2023 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria ====================================================== 1.

Hira Ray Son of Late Ramlagan Ray Village-Sansarpur, P.S. -Muffasil, Distt. -Khagaria 2.

Jitendra Ray @ Jitendra Kumar Ray Son of Late Ramlagan Ray VillageSansarpur, P.S. -Muffasil, Distt. -Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 31-01-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Khagaria (Muffasil) P.S. Case No.1038 of 2023, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

The allegation against the petitioners is that they, in connivance with other co-accused persons committed cheating, forgery with the informant and executed a sale deed in their favour.

4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. They have been falsely implicated in this case. No such

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85458 of 2024(2) dt.31-01-2025 2/2 occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. There is no specific allegation against the petitioners. The main allegation is against the coaccused Shrawan Rai. Petitioners have two criminal antecedents.

5.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail by submitting that the petitioners are also involved in the present case.

6.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as well as considering the nature of offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on their behalf is hereby rejected. 7.

Accordingly, this application is dismissed.

8.

However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today and seek for regular bail, the learned Court below shall pass the order on the same day in accordance with law.

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