The Patna High Court rejected the petitioner's application for anticipatory bail under CrPC in proceedings instituted for offences including cheating and criminal conspiracy. The court declined the application without detailed reasoning in this oral order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15553 of 2020
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1820 Year-2014 Thana- WEST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- West Champaran
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IZHAR AHMAD Son of Shekh Latif @ Sk. Latif Resident of Village - Basgaon, P.S.- Laukariya, District - West Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. R.S.Sahay Mr.Vijay Kr Singh No. 1 For the State : Mr.Amit Kumar Rakesh For opposite party no.2 Mr. Anand Kishore Chaudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
10 05-07-2022
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the opposite party no.2.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences alleged under Sections 323, 341, 406, 420 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, registered in connection with Complaint Case No. 1820 of 2014, Tr.No.8479 of 2019.
As per allegation, the son of the complainant was unemployed. The petitioner, who is relative of the complainant, assured him to secure a job for his son in foreign and the petitioner demanded Rs. 80,000/-. The complainant gave him
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Rs. 50,000/- and it was agreed that rest Rs. 30,000/- will be paid after some time. The formalities for sending the son of the complainant to abroad were completed, including his medical check up etc. Later on, neither the petitioner stood to his word, nor returned the money, despite repeated demands by the complainant.
The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the agnate of the petitioner is brother-in-law of the complainant. There is land dispute between the petitioner and brother-in-law of the complainant and it was the reason that the present complaint has been filed. He has submitted further that the complainant’s son was not examined as P.W. during inquiry. He has also submitted that there is not a chit of paper about the transaction of money.
On the other hand, the learned counsel for opposite party no.2 has submitted that the complainant had given money to the petitioner in good faith and there is no chit of paper in this respect. He has also submitted that there is no land dispute between the agnate of the petitioner and the brother-in-law of the complainant and this submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is far from the truth.
Considering the above facts and circumstances, I am
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not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. His prayer for anticipatory bail is hereby rejected.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
HR/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to be granted anticipatory bail in the instant proceedings?
Izhar Ahmad
The State of Bihar
Seikh Manjoor
Nawneet Kumar Pandey
As recorded by the court registry
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