Laxman Ram And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7620 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-181 Year-2018 Thana- LAURIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Laxman Ram,Son of Badar Ram, Resident of Village- Parsa Mathiya, Police Station- Lauriya, District- West Champaran.

2.

Ravindra Shukla, Son of Late Kashinath Shukla, Resident of Village - Naya Tola Parsa Manguraha, P.S.- Lauriya, District - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 6/ 03-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State as well as counsel for the Informant. Petitioners seek bail in Lauriya P.S. Case No.181 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 466, 467, 468, 471, 474, 420, 120-B/34 Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah.

Counsel for the informant submits that there are other cases also pending against the petitioners, but the same has been suppressed in para 3 of the bail application. This fact has been brought to the notice of the Court on 24.04.2019 by the counsel for the informant. Thereafter, supplementary affidavit has been filed by the petitioners that other cases are also pending against the petitioners.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7620 of 2019(6) dt.03-07-2019 2/2 It is mentioned in the supplementary affidavit that one more case is pending against petitioner No.1 vide Complaint Case No.1582 of 2018 and three other cases are pending against petitioner No.2 as mentioned in para 2 of the supplementary affidavit.

It is alleged that the Complainant/Informant is rightful owner of the land, in question, under Jamabandi No.398. On the order of Revenue Officer, his land is barricaded by the pillars. On 26.05.2018, co-accused persons dismantled the pillars with a view to extort money. Accused persons also obtained ownership certificate with regard to the land belonging to the Complainant /informant in collusion with Halka Karamchari. In view of such conduct of the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. Prayer of the petitioners for grant of bail is rejected at this stage.

Liberty is given to the petitioners to renew their prayer for bail after completing one year in custody. (Sanjay Priya, J) J. Alam/- U T