Arjun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.493 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2025 Thana- SC/ST District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Arjun Kumar Son of Kapildev Singh Resident of Village- Basuchak Sekhauna, PO and PS- Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur, ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Gorakh Ram Son of Lakshman ram Resident Of Village- Pirapur urf Shahabad, Po- Jalalpur, Ps- Lalganj, Dist- Vaishali at hajipur ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Ms. Usha Kumari 1, Special PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 21-07-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned Special P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. In view of the grounds taken in the limitation application, delay of 121 days in filing the appeal is condoned, as such, I.A. No. 01 of 2026 is allowed.

3. This is an appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the "SC/ST Act") against the refusal of prayer for anticipatory bail vide order dated 03.07.2025 in A.B.P. No. 1999 of 2025 passed by the learned Special Judge S.C./S.T. (POA) Act, Muzaffarpur in

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.493 of 2026(3) dt.21-07-2026 2/3 connection with Muzaffarpur SC/ST P.S. Case No. 12 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 336(3), 3(5), 115, 126(2) and 352 of the BNS, 2023 as well as Sections 3(1) (r) and 3(1) (s) of the SC/ST Act.

4. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that appellant has antecedent of one case and the informant alleges that accused persons took Rs. 10 Lakhs on pretext of getting government job for his son and gave four joining letters of Forest Guard in Forest Department, Uttarakhand, further appellant issued cheque of Rs. 4,50,000/-, but same on presentation for encashment bounced, next alleges that the accused persons including the appellant called the informant and his son to their house on pretext of returning the money and when informant and his son went to their house they were abused and ousted from the house.

5. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that appellant has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant.

6. At this stage, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant submits that he has instructions not to oppose the appeal.

7. In view of the submissions made by the learned

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.493 of 2026(3) dt.21-07-2026 3/3 counsel for the appellant, the order dated 03.07.2025 in A.B.P. No. 1999 of 2025 is hereby set aside and the appellant abovenamed, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five 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 Muzaffarpur SC/ST P.S. Case No. 12 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

8. Accordingly, the appeal stands allowed.

9. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T