IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.196 of 2011 RAKESH KUMAR SURI @ PAPPU, S/O LATE JAGARNNATH SURI, R/O MOHALLA MUNDICHAK, P.S. TILKAMANJHI, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR .. PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR .. OPPOSITE PARTY **** /2/ 14-Jan-11 Heard the counsel for the parties. 2. This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under Section 380 of the Penal Code. 3. The allegation in the first information report is that one Pawan Choudhary, with regard to theft of Rs.1,000/- of an employee, confessed in his inculpatory statement before the employees of M/S Annpurna Textile, namely, Pakanjan Rai, Deepu Sharma, Ajay Dubey, Sudhir Rai, Sonu Kumar, Murari Tiwari, Bablu Kumar, Raju and Satnarayan Upadhyaya that Rakesh Kumar Suri @ Pappu had abated him to commit theft and on abatement he committed theft of Rs.40,000/- and concealed it under the water tank and Pappu took out that money. In the order of the Sessions Judge while rejecting the bail petition, it has been mentioned that several witnesses in paragraphs 5 to 14 of the case diary have supported the case of theft. 2 4. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. The prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. 6. However, if the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail that will be considered on it’s own merit without being prejudiced of this order and will be disposed off preferably on the same day. S.A. ( Gopal Prasad, J.)