PRAVEEN KUMAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2024-12-19. PRAVEEN KUMAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4762 of 2024 Praveen Kumar, S/o Tara Kant Singh, R/o Baba Ashram, Adityapur-2, PO & PS-Adityapur, District-Seraikella-Kharsawan … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. J. N. Upadhyay, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nawin Kumar Singh, A. P. P ----- 07/19. 12. 2024 The petitioner apprehending his arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 406/420/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, in connection with Bistupur P. S. Case No. 365 of 2021, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamshedpur, has prayed for grant of anticipatory bail. 2.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering that it is a case under Sections 406/420/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, the maximum sentence for which is up to 07 years, as well as keeping in view the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of “Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar & Anr. ” reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273, particularly paragraph no. 12 of the same, followed by the judgment rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of “Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr. ” reported in 2022 (10) SCC 51 as well as the observation made in the case of “Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr. ” reported in 2024 (9) SCC 198, without commenting on the merit of the present case, the petitioner is directed to appear and seek regular bail before the concerned Trial Court within three weeks, which shall be disposed of by the said court in strict compliance of the guidelines laid down in the aforesaid cases. 3.
The present anticipatory bail application is accordingly disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. (Rajesh Shankar, J. ) Manish A. B. A. No. 4762 of 2024
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