IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11842 of 2009 NIRAJ KUMAR @ NIRAJ SINGH @ KHURKHUR SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 04/ 14.09.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been made an accused in a case arising out of Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 123 of 2005 for offences punishable under Sections 302, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The name of the petitioner transpired during the course of investigation of an occurrence leading to the present F.I.R. in which two dead bodies were recovered from a river. Contention on behalf is that he is not named in the F.I.R. which was registered against unknown nor there is any direct evidence against the petitioner showing his involvement to the alleged occurrence. Perusal of the order of the court below shows that the dead bodies were that of driver and khalasi who were murdered and bodies thrown in the river. At the instance of this Court, the antecedent report of the petitioner was called for and is placed at Flag ‘X’, perusal whereof shows that the petitioner is implicated in five other cases, namely; 1. Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 133/04 dated 29.05.04. 2 2. Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 264/02 dated 20.02.02. 3. Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No 163/04 dated 12.07.04. 4. Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No 32/03 dated 18.02.03. 5. Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No 268/04 dated 16.11.04. In that view of the matter, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Prayer for bail is rejected. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)