IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.303 of 2010 LAL BABU @ LALKA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 5.4.2010 Heard Mr. Pancham Lal Jaiswal, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Dashrath Mehta, learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Paliganj P.S. case No. 94 of 2008 dated 24.5.2008 registered under section 395 of the Indian Penal Code in which subsequently offence under section 412 I.P.C. was also added. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that he is not named in the first information report and only material against him is that one bag with looted articles was allegedly seized from his house. He claims that that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and therefore, he should be extended the privilege of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the State has strongly opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail and has submitted that in a case like this in which there is allegation of recovery of looted articles, such person should not be extended the privilege of anticipatory bail and further more this requires custodial interrogation of the petitioner. - 2 - In that view of the matter, the prayer for anticipatory bail is dismissed. Petitioner must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If such a petition is filed by the petitioner, then the same may be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. (Birendra Prasad Verma, J) M.Rahman