IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41222 of 2008 SHEO KUMAR RABIDAS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 12.1.2009 Heard. Petitioner is in custody in a case under sections 384, 386 etc. of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation is that while in custody in connection with a case of murder, the petitioner had commanded the informant to cope up the ransom amount, rest assured to be killed. Allegation further is that as soon as the petitioner came out of the jail he caught the informant and asked him to pay off the rangdari amount of Rs. 10 lacs for meeting his end. The family members of the informant also came there and in the meantime, the police also came there through which the petitioner attempted to run away and arrested. Contention is that the petitioner was armed with weapon as per the FIR but on arrest nothing was recovered from his possession. The second contention was that in fact the informant, who is a Mukhiya, was in inimical terms with co- accused Birmani Pandey and for reasons best known 2 to him, he has drawn out the story so as to implicating the petitioner and Birmani Pandey. After having gone through the FIR I do not find that the petitioner had simply pretended to bring out some weapon so as to killing the informant. Petitioner bears criminal history as may appear from paragraph 48 of the case diary and the graph of criminal activities of the petitioner appear. The petition is dismissed. (Dharnidhar Jha,J.) AI