Santosh Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15943 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-369 Year-2025 Thana- DIGHA District- Patna ====================================================== Santosh Ram Son of Jai Kishor Ram Resident of Village- Karpi Puran, P.S.- Karpi, District- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pranav Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 29-04-2026

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

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Digha P.S. Case No.369 of 2025 instituted under Section 303(2) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that his Apache motorcycle bearing Registration No.BR01JC9014 which was registered in the name of his brother Raju Kumar was stolen outside the door of his rented house situated at Balu Road Ganganagar, P.S. Digha where the petitioner and co-accused Pinku Kumar were also living. It is alleged that since the day of occurrence, the petitioner and coaccused both disappeared from their respective rented house and informant claimed that the alleged motorcycle was stolen by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15943 of 2026(3) dt.29-04-2026 2/3 petitioner and co-accused Pinku Kumar.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the recovery of alleged stolen motorcycle was made from the possession of co-accused Pinku Kumar and no incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that Rs.80,000/- was given by the petitioner to informant for purchasing a four wheeler car but the informant did not arrange the financing of car in favour of petitioner and with mala fide he had implicated the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has got clean antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the nature of allegation against the petitioner as well as his clean antecedent, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15943 of 2026(3) dt.29-04-2026 3/3 satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna/ concerned Court in connection with Digha P.S. Case No.369 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T