Amit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15569 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-545 Year-2025 Thana- CHANDI District- Nalanda ====================================================== AMIT KUMAR Son of Sri Vidya Bhushan @ Vidya Bhushan Sharma Resident of Village and Post - Kab, P.S.- Rani Talab, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Praveen Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms.Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard Mr. Praveen Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 545 of 2025 dated 25.09.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 190, 191(1), 189(3), 195(2), 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 132, 324(2) and 326(G) of the B.N.S. and under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with 400 to 500 students had created ruckus after the death of one girl who was living in hostel and had died after falling from the terrace of the hostel. It is further alleged that the petitioner and others were identified through the whatsapp messages and 30 students were named along with 100 of unnamed students.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a student of Chandi Engineering College. It has been submitted that the name of the petitioner has falsely been implicated merely on suspicion and no specific overt act has been alleged against him. While the students in general were protesting against the death of the said girl, some unscrupulous persons had destroyed the vehicles and property of the college and it was at the behest of the college that the petitioner's name was given to the police, however, there is nothing on record to suggest that the petitioner has participated in such arson. It has further been submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons, namely, Harshvardhan has been granted anticipatory bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 90578 of 2025 and the petitioner has got clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions of the parties and taking into account the fact that the petitioner is a student, similarly situated person, as stated above, has been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court and the petitioner has got clean antecedent, he is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or
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(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail (iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any criminal
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(Ajit Kumar, J) perwez U T