Vishal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5174 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-194 Year-2025 Thana- MUSRIGHRARI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Vishal Kumar Son of Mahaveer Ray Resident of Ward No. 10, VillageFatehpur Bala, P.S.- Musarigharari, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kundan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 118, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 of Arms Act.

3. As per F.I.R., on 27.10.2025 at about 11:15 AM, informant received confidential information that some unknown miscreants were creating disturbance and assaulting people with weapons. Thereafter, police reached at the spot and apprehended co-accused Kundan Kumar who disclosed the name of this petitioner as one of the persons who succeeded in escaping from the spot. On search, one country made pistol was recovered from the possession of co-accused Kundan Kumar.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5174 of 2026(2) dt.03-02-2026 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner and he has been made accused in this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of coaccused Kundan Kumar. Petitioner has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering backdrop of the case and nature of accusation, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Musarigharari P. S. Case No. 194 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T