Vishal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8118 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2022 Thana- BHELDI District- Saran ====================================================== Vishal Kumar Son of Surendra Kumar Sah @ Surendra Kumar Resident of Village - Chota Takiya Alias Takiya, Gyan Sargatti, P.S. - Khaira, District - Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ram Binod Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 382 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a young boy aged about 23 years and the informant alleges that while he was returning from his workplace to his home by bicycle on 23.02.2022 and when he reached near Takiya Pul at 07:00 PM, he received a call from his home accordingly he started talking when in the meantime, three accused came riding on a motorcycle and snatched his mobile, but the informant caught
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8118 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/3 one of them and started raising alarm, on which nearby people gathered and the apprehended accused disclosed his name as Sanjeev Kumar and he disclosed the name of the petitioner and Bhola Kumar who fled with the mobile.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case based on confessional statement. It is also submitted that petitioner is a student and if he is sent to judicial custody, his entire career would get jeopardized and chances are bright that he may come in contact with hardened criminals in jail, on which the learned APP for the State submits that such occurrences have become order of the day in the city and the villages where young boys are snatching mobiles and chains for ulterior reasons i.e. either they invest in liquor or psychotropic substances for enjoyment. The learned APP further submits that if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, he may abscond, on which the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that he will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.
5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8118 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 3/3 within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty 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 Bheldi P.S. Case No. 58 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
6. One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his father namely Surendra Kumar Sah @ Surendra Kumar.
7. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner despite giving assurance to this Court is not co-operating in the investigation, in that event the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to forthwith cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
8. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned P.S. through the learned Trial Court.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T