IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12351 of 2010 Manoj Kumar Kushwaha, son of Sri Ragho Mahto, resident of Village- Dhanwantiya Pipra, PS. Jogapatti, District- West Champaran……………………………..Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ………………………….Opposite Party. For the petitioner :- Mr. Amrendra Kumar No.1, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, A.P.P. ----------- 2. 07. 05. 2010. Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offences under Sections 461 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code, 14 Solar Plates along with other equipments were allegedly stolen by unknown thieves from the Government High School, Laxmipur Marjadawa, in the district of West Champaran. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. as an accused. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in another criminal case one Prem Bhagat was apprehended by the Police on chase with certain Solar Plates and his confessional statement was recorded there by the Police. The aforesaid co- accused Prem Bhagat has named this petitioner as an accused not only with respect to that case, rather he named the petitioner in the present case and one more case. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that in the case in which co-accused Prem Bhgat was apprehended on the spot and had named this petitioner, the petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail by order dated 23. 03. 2010, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 7248/2010. Taking into consideration the fact that petitioner is said 2 to be an accused at least in three criminal cases, therefore, this Court is not inclined to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. It is accordingly rejected. The petitioner must surrender in the court below in connection with Purushotampur P.S. Case No. 06/2009 within a period of four weeks from today and if so advised, seek regular bail, which shall be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. Learned Magistrate while considering the prayer for regular bail may also take into consideration the fact that petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail in first case. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)