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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61569 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2025 Thana- HARPUR District- Munger ====================================================== Ratan Kumar S/O Dilip Singh @ Dilip Kumar R/o Vill./Muhalla- Chakheli, P.S.- Sangrampur, District - Munger ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 10-09-2025 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Harpur P.S. Case No. 35 of 2025 for the offence registered under sections 303(2), 317(5), 336(3), 3(5) of B.N.S. lodged on 29.03.2025 by the informant, Sanjay Kumar.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that the Bolero vehicle belonging to the family was lifted by the thieves and it was found to the crossing a toll plaza with the number changed. As they pursued the link, it took them to the house of Gurudev Pandit and upon confronting, it was found that he has purchased it from this petitioner, this led to the FIR.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that only on the confessional statement of the Gurudev Pandit, his name has popped up, has no role to play, nor any recovery from his place
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61569 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/2
5. Learned APP Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail submitting that as per the allegation, it is the petitioner who was having the possession of the vehicle which was sold to Gurudev Pandit. He has taken this Court to para 3 to show that the petitioner has criminal antecedent.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts as also the allegation that has come against this petitioner coupled with the fact that he has criminal antecedent, no anticipatory bail is made out.
7. The anticipatory bail stands rejected.
Raj Ranjan/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U T