Gulshan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13839 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-309 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Gulshan Kumar Son of Sanjay Yadav Resident of Village- Garhi Bishanpur, P.S. and District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 308(4), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 25(9) of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the informant's nephew co-accused Gurmit Sagar has been continuously threatening the informant since 23.06.2025 through messages demanding ransom, tarnishing his image and threatening to kill him. It is further alleged that he always remains under the influence of intoxication and holds pistol. He has also uploaded his pictures along with the pistol on social media. It is further alleged that he has constituted a gang of bad elements including this petitioner along with other F.I.R. named accused persons who carry pistols

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13839 of 2026(2) dt.23-03-2026 2/2 with them.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Specific accusation of demanding ransom is against co-accused Gurmit Sagar who is none other than own nephew of the informant. There is no allegation of any specific overt act against the petitioner.

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

6. Considering backdrop of the case and nature of accusation, 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 eight weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Lakhisarai P. S. Case No. 309 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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