Manu Kumar @ Abhimanyu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7483 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-474 Year-2023 Thana- MASHRAK District- Saran ====================================================== Manu Kumar @ Abhimanyu Kumar S/O late Suresh Prasad R/o Village Gamhriya, P.s.- Baikuntpur, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Surendra Prasad Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Mashrak P.S. Case No. 474 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, informant was accosted with four unknown miscreants while he was on his way and on gun point, they looted cash to the tune of Rs. 1,10,000/-, bag and motorcycle from the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the FIR and the same has been lodged against unknown persons. The name of the petitioner has come into light on the basis of confessional

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7483 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 statement of co-accused Bittu Kumar, who has been interrogated in the another case. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged occurrence. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has two criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, taking into consideration the criminal antecedents of similar nature, in my view, this is not a fit case for anticipatory bail, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

8. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the same shall be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T