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Anand Kumar v. the State of Bihar

Patna HC13 Dec 2023CR. MISC./61685/2023

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This order grants anticipatory bail to the petitioner in an FIR involving affray and assault on police. The court considers prior grants to similarly situated co-accused and lack of specific allegations before directing release upon surrender.

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Petitioner released on bail of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount within six weeks upon surrender to lower court.

Anand Kumar Vs the State of Bihar — Quashing and FIR | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61685 of 2023

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2022 Thana- GAURICHAK District- Patna

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Anand Kumar S/O- Om Prakash Singh R/O- Village- Lakhipur Koli, Fatehpur, P.S.- Gaurichak, Dist.- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dheeraj Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, Adv.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER

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3 13-12-2023

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 277 of 2022 dated 08.05.2022, instituted under Sections 147,148,149,341,323,504,353,332,333, 338, 307,354, 427 and 337 of the Indian Penal Code.

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As per FIR, due to death of the rickshaw puller/Jitendra Kumar, scuffle between the residents of two villages took place on the date of occurrence and when police arrived there to maintain peace, the accused persons named in the FIR, including the petitioner attacked the police party and damaged the police vehicle.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner. The

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61685 of 2023(3) dt.13-12-2023 2/2

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allegations are general and omnibus in nature. It is next submitted that FIR has been lodged against 32 accused persons, including the petitioner. Lastly, it is submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons have been privileged with anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 18-05-2023 and 04-08-2023 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos 64244 of 2022 and 46289 of 2023 respectively. There is no criminal antecedent against the petitioner.

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Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail.

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Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM-VI, Patna City in connection with Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 277 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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The application stands allowed.

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(Khatim Reza, J)

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Anand Kumar v. the State of Bihar

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