In an oral order, the Patna High Court considered an application for anticipatory bail filed by the petitioner in connection with a case involving the sale of stolen motorcycles under the IPC. The court rejected the prayer for anticipatory bail, refusing to enlarge the petitioner.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14719 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-185 Year-2021 Thana- BARHARIA District- Siwan
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Pranjal Kumar @ Laddu Manjhi @ Laddu Kumar Manjhi Son of Ram Shankar Manhi Resident of Village Salempur, P.S. Mhadeva, District Siwan (Bihar).
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER
2 11-08-2022
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Barhria P.S. Case No.185 of 2021, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 413, 414 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The petitioner along with other co-accused persons were selling the stolen motorcycles and the petitioner is said to have fled away from the place of occurrence after seeing the police.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that no incriminating article
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has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that the petitioner is made accused in the present case on the basis of confessional statement of the apprehended accused. It is also submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail application.
Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is also a member of the syndicate involved in selling and purchasing of stolen motorcycles.
Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)
Sanjay/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in Barhria P.S. Case No.185 of 2021 punishable under Sections 413, 414 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Whether the petitioner's claim of innocence and lack of incriminating articles warrants the grant of anticipatory bail.
Pranjal Kumar @ Laddu Manjhi @ Laddu Kumar Manjhi
The State of Bihar
Anjani Kumar Sharan
As recorded by the court registry
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