Oral order on bail application dismissed. Bail rejected due to criminal antecedents and nature of allegations in a robbery case. Trial expedited.
Bail sought dismissed; trial court directed to expedite trial and conclude within a year.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.53213 of 2017
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -274 Year- 2016 Thana -GAYA MUFFSIL District- GAYA
====================================================== Munna Lala @ Munna Kumar @ Munna Lal S/o Krishna Prasad, R/o Rented house of Nageshwar Mistri, Alipur, P.S. Buniyadganj, District Gaya .... .... Petitioner
Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Atul Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER
4 23-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.
Petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Gaya Moffasil P.S. Case No.274 of 2016, registered under Sections 395 and 412 of the Indian Penal Code.
Allegation in brief is that some miscreants robbed the informant and his wife while going on the road and chased by local people and apprehended and country made loaded pistol was recovered from the petitioner and from other co-accused looted articles were recovered.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only one country made loaded pistol was recovered from possession of the petitioner, the petitioner is in custody since 20.07.2016 and another co-accused Santosh Ramani @ Santosh Rawani from
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whose possession looted cash was recovered has been admitted to bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court by order dated 30.06.2017, passed in Cr. Misc. No.22772 of 2017.
Having considered the nature of allegation and large number of criminal antecedent of the petitioner, his prayer of bail is rejected in connection with Gaya Moffasil P.S. Case No.274 of 2016, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Gaya.
However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and preferably conclude the same within a year.
(Arun Kumar, J.)
S.Kumar/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to grant bail to the petitioner accused in a robbery case.
Munna Lala @ Munna Kumar @ Munna Lal S/o Krishna Prasad
The State of Bihar
Arun Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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