Harkhit Gope v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10606 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-271 Year-2025 Thana- HILSA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Harkhit Gope Son of Late Rameshwar Gope Resident of village - Dharampur, Police Station - Hilsa, District - Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ajay Mukherjee, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Nirmala Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, informant suspects that on the instruction of this petitioner and co-accused Pinki Devi, coaccused Guddu Gope killed father of the informant.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is apparent that it is specific case of the informant that co-accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10606 of 2026(2) dt.09-04-2026 2/3 Guddu Gope fired upon father of the informant. There is no specific allegation of overt act against this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be father of co-accused Guddu Gope. It is further submitted that co-accused Pinki Devi, having similar and identical allegations, has already been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 04.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 65396 of 2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, claim based on parity and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Hilsa, Nalanda in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10606 of 2026(2) dt.09-04-2026 3/3 No. 271 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T