Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148,
149, 341, 323, 342, 324, 325, 326, 307, 353, 332, 333, 337, 338,
386, 109, 427, 435, 188 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and
Section 25(1-B)a, 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant received
information from the officer of under construction Chausa
Thermal Power Plant and L&T Company that the petitioners
and the co-accused persons along with about 200 unknown
persons were restraining the workers and employees of the said
Thermal Power Plant from entering the said power plant for
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doing construction work. It is further alleged that all the accused
persons started pelting stones on the main gate of the said power
plant, thereafter, the police personnel reached the spot and
informed the protesters about the order dated 16 January 2024
passed in CWJC No. 1696 of 2024 by Hon’ble Patna High
Court and asked them to follow the said order but they did not
pay any heed and became more aggressive. On seeing the
critical situation, higher police personnel discussed the matter
and a team was constituted to restrict the said rebellions from
obstructing the construction work. When the said police team
raided on the spot, the protesters having armed with lathi,
danda, bricks and stones attacked the police team causing
injuries. Thereafter, the police personnel took shelter in the said
Thermal Power Plant, in the meantime, the protesters damaged
the said power plant and set it on fire. The co-accused Ram
Pravesh Yadav was continuously firing on the police personnel.
It is further alleged that 11 rounds of tear gas were also fired to
disperse the crowd. On search, 2 live cartridges, 7 iron poles, 20
lathis, one sound box, two pieces of iron stand fans, 50 to 60
stone pieces, 20 to 22 broken bottles, 4 bamboo poles, 5 iron
rods and two hasua were recovered from the place of
occurrence.
