Rajeev Ranjan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
The Patna High Court rejected the petitioner's prayer for anticipatory bail under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, and 120(B) of the IPC. The petitioner, a former bank manager, approached the court years after the FIR was lodged and after previously withdrawing a bail petition, leading the court to deny the request.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20137 of 2020
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-5 Year-2013 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali
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Rajeev Ranjan, Son of Radha Krishna Das Resident of Village - Kushi Nagar, P.S.- Kanti, Distt - Muzaffarpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
- The State of Bihar
- Senior Manager, Punjab National Bank, Branch -Hajipur, Vaishali Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar- Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary- A.P.P. For the Bank : Mr. Kumar Priya Ranjan- Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
ORAL ORDER
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted despite co-accused already being on bail.
Whether delay in approaching the court after withdrawal of previous petition warrants rejection of bail.
Whether the rejection of anticipatory bail prejudices the consideration of future bail applications.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Rajeev Ranjan
- respondent
The State of Bihar
- respondent
Senior Manager, Punjab National Bank
Coram
Case details
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