Dilip Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16577 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-412 Year-2025 Thana- Sahayak Khajanchi District- Purnia ====================================================== Dilip Kumar S/O Dharamnath Mandal R/O Vill.- Shadipur, Ward no. 8, P.s.- Godiya, Dist.- Siwan.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rajiv Nayan, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-03-2026 Heard Mr. Rajiv Nayan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 10.12.2025, in connection with Sahayak Khazanchi P.S. Case No. 412 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 10.12.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 10 of the Bihar Public Examinatioins (Prevention and Unfair Means) Act, 2024.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he was appearing in the examination in place of one Ravi Kumar.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is false and fabricated and the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16577 of 2026(2) dt.16-03-2026 2/3 petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. and merely on the basis of suspicion the petitioner has been made accused in the present case. As per allegation in the F.I.R. the petitioner was appearing in the examination in question in place of one Ravi Kumar and petitioner has been made accused merely on the basis of suspicion and except suspicion, no other cogent material has come during investigation to suggest the involvement of the petitioner in the present occurrence. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 10.12.2025.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Sahayak Khazanchi P.S. Case No. 412 of 2025, subject to the following conditions :-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16577 of 2026(2) dt.16-03-2026 3/3 properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ibrar//- U T