The High Court rejected the petitioner's bail application, noting multiple pending cases and recovery of contraband, while directing expedited trial conclusion.
Bail application rejected; trial directed to be concluded expeditiously.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52098 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-713 Year-2020 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East
Champaran
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Rajan Sahani Son of Ramraj Sahani Resident of Village- Raghunathpur, Ward No. 2, P.S.- Turkauliya Raghunathpur O.P., District- East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Udaybhanu Roy, Advocate Mr.Karandeep Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER
2 04-04-2022 Heard counsel for the parties.
The petitioner is in custody in connection with
Turkauliya (Raghunathpur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 481 of 2018 lodged on 29.07.2018.
As per allegation on information that the petitioner who is accused in more than dozen of cases was hiding in Delhi, the police party went to National Capital and with the help of Delhi police visited Mahipalpur area where the petitioner was hiding. As they waited for the petitioner entire night, in the morning at 5:45 A.M., the police party saw three persons moving on the road and the police party intercepted them. As they tried to escape from the place, three were apprehended and the informant who is Police Officer immediately identified this
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petitioner as Rajan Sahni. With his permission, location was searched and besides arms and ammunition more than one kg. “Charas” was recovered. The accused were arrested and it was
in this circumstance that the present FIR came to be lodged.
As per para-3 of the bail application, the petitioner is accused in 18 criminal cases and the police with great effort was finally able to arrest him.
In the aforesaid circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant the petitioner the privilege of bail which is accordingly rejected. However, the Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial expeditiously.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner accused in multiple criminal cases and in custody since recovery of narcotics?
Rajan Sahani
The State of Bihar
Rajiv Roy
As recorded by the court registry
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