Md. Rakim @ Mohammad Rakim v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8055 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2023 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Md. Rakim @ Mohammad Rakim S/o Md. Kazim R/o Village- Chandanbara, P.S-. Dhaka, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Asif Kalim For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Surendra Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-07-2026 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Asif Kalim and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 354B of the IPC.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent. It is next submitted that petitioner had earlier moved before this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc No. 4770 of 2024 and the same came to be disposed of by an order dated 20-2-2024 in terms of the order dated 13-2-2024 in Cr. Misc No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari vs. the State of Bihar). It is further submitted that in compliance of the order dated 20-2-2024 in Cr. Misc No. 4770 of 2024, the petitioner was given notice under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8055 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 2/2 Section 41A of the Cr.P.C and the petitioner cooperated in the investigation and police never felt the need of arresting the petitioner. It is also submitted that after investigation, chargesheet came to be submitted based on which cognizance has been taken as such petitioner apprehends arrest. It is next submitted that when police during the course of investigation did not arrest the petitioner, whether it would be prudent for the court to send the petitioner to jail based on an order of cognizance. 4.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

5.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Dhaka P.S. Case No. 101 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T