Vikash Kumar Choudhary @ Vikash Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8593 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-130 Year-2025 Thana- BISHANPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Vikash Kumar Choudhary @ Vikash Choudhary S/O Indar Kumar Choudhary @ Indra Kumar Choudhary Resident of Village- Panchobh, Police StationBishanpur, District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that on 05.10.2025 informant received information from his co-villager, namely, Kamlesh Jha that son of the informant is lying near his house and upon such, information when informant reached at the spot, he found his son lying dead. Informant suspects that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, in a conspiracy, killed his son with a view to grab the money. It is further alleged that coaccused Akhilesh Mishra compelled his son to execute sale deed, without any consideration amount, and this petitioner was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8593 of 2026(4) dt.07-05-2026 2/3 witness in differed sale deeds executed by the son of informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence and petitioner has been made accused in this case only on suspicion. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is apparent that relationship between informant and his son was not cordial as the deceased was selling his land to different persons and was not giving any money to the informant. Petitioner has been made accused in this case merely because he is co-villager and witness in some of the sale deeds. Save and except suspicion, there is no other material available on record to substantiate the allegation levelled against petitioner. As a matter of fact, deceased died due to overconsumption of liquor and as per post-mortem report, no external or internal injury was found on the person of deceased. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

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

6. Considering backdrop of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedent, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8593 of 2026(4) dt.07-05-2026 3/3 eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Darbhanga in connection with Bishanpur P. S. Case No. 130 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