Mokim @ Mokim Reza v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Mokim @ Mokim Reza v. State of Bihar, Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 75863 of 2023, decided 07-03-2024 by Anil Kumar Sinha, J. Anticipatory bail application dismissed. Offences under Sections 395, 397 IPC; Araria PS Case No. 816 of 2022; incident of 21.09.2022 near Araria Belwa bridge; tractor carrying 6 ton iron rod looted; Rs. 2,000/- cash snatched; petitioner named in confessional statement of co-accused Md. Hasim; recovery of looted articles on Hasim's disclosure; godown at Rampur; criminal antecedents; learned Sessions Judge, Araria opined petitioner part of active gang of looters; parity plea based on co-accused Nasir's anticipatory bail in Cr. Misc. No. 78867 of 2023 (order dated 22.01.2024).
What did the court decide?
The Court declined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in view of the serious allegation of loot and assault, the disclosure of the petitioner's name in the confessional statement of co-accused Hasim (on whose disclosure the looted articles were recovered by police), the opinion of the learned Sessions Judge, Araria that the petitioner and others are members of an active gang of looters, and the petitioner's criminal antecedent.