Arjun Kumar @ Arjun Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88986 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-312 Year-2019 Thana- PAKRIDAYAL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Arjun Kumar @ Arjun Sahani Son of Baliram Sahani @ Baliram Chaudhary, Resident of Hathiyahi, P.S.- Piprakothi, District - East Champaran, Motihari. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sharda Nand Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rajendra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 22-01-2025
1. Heard the parties.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Pakaridyal P.S. Case No. 312 of 2019 dated 03.10.2019 registered under Section 394 of the I.P.C.
3. The prosecution case as per the first information report is that four persons riding on two motorcycles intercepted the informant and looted a sum of Rs. 2,50,000/- from him.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence in the manner alleged. He further submits that the name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused / Munna Kumar and no incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. He also submits that the co-accused
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88986 of 2024(2) dt.22-01-2025 2/2 Munna Kumar, Rajendra Sahani and Chhotan Sahni have been granted regular bail by this Court vide orders passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 22867 of 2020, 25111 of 2020 & 24431 of 2020 respectively.
5. Regard being had to the submission advanced on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner has criminal antecedents inasmuch as seven criminal cases of similar nature of offence are pending against him and the he is a habitual offender, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. The same is rejected.
6. However, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after three months if the trial does not show any progress. (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) praful/- U T