Md. Wahid Ali @ Chaman @ Vahid Ali v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail refused; Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.4124 of 2024; decided 19-03-2024; Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma (single judge); petitioner Md. Wahid Ali @ Chaman @ Vahid Ali; Parsauni P.S. Case No. 83 of 2019; F.I.R. dated 28.10.2019; Sections 384, 386, 387 IPC; alleged ransom/rangdari demand of Rs. 5,00,000/-; petitioner unnamed in F.I.R., traced via mobile phone ownership; one prior criminal antecedent; pending before CJM Sitamarhi; prayer refused.
What did the court decide?
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case — including counsel's submissions that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. but surfaced in investigation as owner of the mobile phone used for the ransom demand, and the APP's opposition noting the number is registered in the petitioner's name along with one other criminal antecedent — the Court declined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail.