IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.53193 of 2008 TUNTUN SINGH @ VARUN KUMAR SINGH SON OF LATE RAMASHRAY SINGH, VILLAGE CHAKAI, P.S. DHANGAI (JAGDISHPUR), DISTRICT BHOJPUR --- --- --- PETITIONER Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 2.2.2009 Heard. The petitioner is a pick-pocket. While the informant was sleeping on the railway berth, the petitioner picked his pocket and relieved him of Rs. 950/-. The informant felt his pocket which was cut and empty. The petitioner was sitting by his side and he had moved out upto the gate of the compartment. The informant with the help of co-passengers caught the petitioner and on search retrieved back his money and also piece of blade meant for use in the commission of the offence. As is generally seen in such case, the defence is of quarrel with the informant with some space for traveling in the compartment and on that account being beaten up and handed it over to the police, the circumstances are plenty and I do not want to indicate them as that may prejudice the mind of the trial court and the ultimate decision make a process. 2 Regard being had to the nature of the allegations and the fact that the petitioner was caught and handed over to the police after recovery of the amount, I am not inclined to release him on bail. His prayer for bail is dismissed. (Dharnidhar Jha,J.) AI