Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1943 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2024 Thana- MAKHDUMPUR District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Santosh Kumar S/O Uday Singh @ Loha Singh Yadav R/O Village- Serthua Bazar Tola Par, P.S- Makhdumpur, Distt.- Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Suman Kumari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 07-02-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 341, 323, 353, 504, 506/34 IPC. 3.

As per prosecution case, when the raiding team of Electricity Department reached in the premises of one Bijendra Prasad and others regarding theft of electricity, the F.I.R. named accused persons including the petitioner obstructed the team in discharge of their official duty and some of the accused persons abused and assaulted them.

4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1943 of 2025(2) dt.07-02-2025 2/2 specific rather general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 24.10.2024, passed in Cr. Misc. No.73239 of 2024. Petitioner has four criminal antecedents. 5.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Makhdumpur (Tehta) P.S. Case No.110 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T