Niraj Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Two criminal miscellaneous petitions for anticipatory bail arising from the same police case involving theft of television sets and suitcases. The High Court rejected the plea due to the gravity of the offence and recovery of loot from the petitioners' houses.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for anticipatory bail was rejected and leads to the likely possibility of arrest.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32115 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-467 Year-2020 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran
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NIRAJ KUMAR Son of Vinay Paswan Resident of Village - Malkoniya, P.S.Dhaka (O.P. Pachpakadi), District - East Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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with
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 32615 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-467 Year-2020 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are entitled to anticipatory bail in a theft charge where accused articles were recovered from their possession and there is a clean antecedent record.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Niraj Kumar
- petitioner
Satanarayana Paswan
- respondent
The State of Bihar
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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