Devansh Mandal @ Devans Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84357 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2023 Thana- BASOPATTI District- Madhubani ====================================================== DEVANSH MANDAL @ DEVANS MANDAL SON OF RAM PRASAD MANDAL R/O VILLAGE- MEHTARPATTI, AMATOLE, P.O.- BIRPUR, P.S.- BASOPATTI, DIST.- MADHUBANI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR PATNA ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Prakash For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anish Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 12-01-2024 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Basopatti P.S. Case No.169 of 2023, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 341, 324, 379, 307, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he assaulted the informant by means of farsa due to which he sustained injury.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84357 of 2023(2) dt.12-01-2024 2/2 omnibus in nature. There is no specific overt act against the petitioner. There is a case and counter case between the parties. He further submits that earlier the father of the petitioner lodged a case against the informant thereafter the present case is filed by the informant. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail by submitting that the petitioner is the author of the grievous injury caused to the informant.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as well as considering the nature of injury, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on his behalf is hereby rejected.

7. This application is, accordingly, dismissed. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T