Alok Kumar Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3000 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2019 Thana- TATARPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== ALOK KUMAR RANJAN, aged about 22 years, Male, Son of Hari Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village - Damodih, P.S.- Fullidomur, Distt - Banka. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mritunjay Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 28-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Tatarpur (University) P.S. Case No.166 of 2019, registered for the offence under Sections 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 10 of the Bihar Examination Conduct Act, 1981.

Allegation has been made that one Vishal Kumar was sitting in the Examination in place of this petitioner, who has been arrested and accepted that he was giving examination in place of present petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has nothing to do with said Vishal Kumar and he has wrongly been implicated in this case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3000 of 2020(3) dt.28-02-2020 2/2 Looking to the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the Court below within four weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the Court below will consider the same and pass appropriate order on the same day without being influenced by the order of this Court.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- U T