Santu Kumar @ Santu Pandey @ Sanjeev Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14312 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-264 Year-2021 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== 1.

Santu Kumar @ Santu Pandey @ Sanjeev Jha S/o- Kapileshwar Jha Resident Of Village-Meghatari PS - Rajauli District- Nawada 2.

Prabhu Sharma S/o- Late Karu Sharma Resident of Village-Meghatari PSRajauli District- Nawada 3.

Vikash Kumar @ Binod Yadav S/o- Kameshwar Yadav Resident of Village - Meghatari PS - Rajauli District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nagendra Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 13-05-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 264 of 2021, dated 04.06.2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 341, 323, 353, 379 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned A.P.P., at the outset, submits that the offences for which the instant FIR has been instituted carry punishment of less than seven years.

4. The said submission of the learned A.P.P. for the State is not disputed by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14312 of 2025(3) dt.13-05-2025 2/3

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the investigation of the case against the petitioners is still continuing but then the petitioners have not been issued notice under Section 41(1)(b) of the Cr.P.C. on which learned A.P.P. submits that the anticipatory bail application be disposed of in terms of the order dated 13.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari Vs. The State of Bihar).

6. In view of the aforesaid submissions made by the learned A.P.P., the anticipatory bail application is disposed of in terms of the order dated 13.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3536 of 2024.

7. The petitioners would be at liberty to file a representation before the concerned Superintendent of Police and the Investigating Officer of the case within a period of three weeks from today with a web copy of the order dated 13.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3536 of 2024 and the concerned Superintendent of Police shall ensure that the Investigating Officer of the case strictly adheres to the direction contained in the said order dated 13.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari Vs. The State of Bihar).

8. At this stage, learned counsel appearing on behalf

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14312 of 2025(3) dt.13-05-2025 3/3 of the petitioners submits that the learned District Courts in mechanical manner are rejecting the prayer for anticipatory bail without appreciating the order of this Court dated 13.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari Vs. The State of Bihar).

9. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Nawada for his perusal. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T