IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.48243 of 2008 PINTU KUMAR … … Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR … … Opp. Party For the petitioner: Shri Gagandeo Yadav For the State: Shri DashrathMehta, APP ----------- 2. 4.12.2008 Heard. The petitioner is the property lifter in the railway. He lifted an attaché case and started running with the property, the proprietor also followed the petitioner by raising hulla. The persons on the platform chased and caught the petitioner and the attaché case was recovered. The contention is that the petitioner has remained in custody for about five months and that the petitioner was given a good amount of thrashing after being caught and that the petitioner does not bear any criminal antecedent. As regards the criminality, the circumstance is very much present in the present case. It could be some in many cases that such persons could be picked up by the persons who are the victim of such offence. The evidence of indulgence 2 in the offence and committing the same is there. Beating is received from the general public, else why some one would beat up an innocent persons. The petition is dismissed. Kanth ( Dharnidhar Jha, J.)