IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43010 of 2010 PINKU CHOUDHARY @ SUMAN KUMAR SANGAM son of Late Lakshmi Choudhary,R.O.V Maghaili, P.S. Barari, Dist-Katihar Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 26.3.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. Petitioner is an accused for offences punishable under sections 379, 414, 420, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 23 of the Petroleum Product Act. 3. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Falka (Pathia) P.S. Case No. 121 of 2010 registered for offences punishable under Sections 414, 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 23 of the Petroleum Product Act. He is named in the First Information Report along with five others as they are alleged to be involved in sale of stolen petroleum products. 4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he has been implicated in this case as the line-hotel where sale of the stolen petroleum product is alleged, belongs to him, but while registering the First Information Report, the informant failed to notice that the line hotel was leased out by the petitioner through a registered document in favour of Chhanguri Kumar Mandal, accused No. 6. Learned counsel appearing in support of his claim further submits that in the entire case diary there is no material against the petitioner, save and except the fact that he is owner of the line-hotel. It is also submitted that petitioner may be the lessor of the line-hotel, but there must be some more material collected 2 during the investigation to connect him with the alleged offence. 5. Aforesaid aspect of the matter can be better appreciated, if petitioner surrenders in the Court below and applies for grant of regular bail. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Prakash (S.N.Hussain, J.)