The Patna High Court dismissed a petition for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC. The court held that since the FIR was filed in 2012 and the application was filed in 2019, there was no immediate apprehension of arrest to warrant the grant of bail.
Petition for anticipatory bail stood dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57879 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2012 Thana- GOGRI DistrictKhagaria
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GOVIND KUMAR, aged about 33 years, male, S/o Gobardhan Yadav R/o village- Shyampur, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Munger
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Shiva Shankar Sharma, Advocate. For the Opposite Party: Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER
2 12-09-2019
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57879 of 2019(2) dt.12-09-2019 2/2
F.I.R., this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The anticipatory bail petition stands dismissed.
(Vikash Jain, J)
Ibrar//-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner who filed the application seven years after the FIR was registered.
Whether there is an immediate apprehension of arrest in the present case.
Govind Kumar
The State of Bihar
Vikash Jain
As recorded by the court registry
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