IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41624 of 2010 SANTOSH KUMAR, Son of Sri Nawal Prasad Singh Resident of Village Silao Dih, P.S. Silao, Distt. Nalanda. ……..Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ……Opp. Party ----------- 4/ 26.03.2011 Heard the parties. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a criminal prosecution registered under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution case, a barat party had come at the house of the informant on 25.06.2010 for the purpose of marriage of daughter of the informant. Six mobile sets, besides other articles, are said to have been stolen from the pocket of the members of barat party. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he (petitioner) is not named in the first information report vide Annexure I and no incriminating article has been recovered from his possession. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for 2 the Sate has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that from the statement made by co-accused, Arun Kumar Pandey, it appears that this petitioner had stolen the mobile set and had sold the same to him. It is further highlighted that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent and is an accused, at least, in one more criminal case. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. It is, accordingly, rejected. The petitioner must surrender in the court below in connection with Silao P.S. Case No. 95 of 2010, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif within a period of four weeks from today, and if so advised, may seek regular bail. Anjani/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)