Umang v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17366 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-588 Year-2025 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West Champaran ====================================================== Umang S/o- Rabindra Shukla R/v- Patilar Karhana Tola Ps- Chautarwa DistWst Champaran, A/P- Suhagan Beauty Parlour, Paschim Jha Tola PsBanuchhapar Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Awadhesh Kumar, Assistant Postal Superintendent, Western Sub Division, Bettiah Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-04-2026

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

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 316(4) and 318(4) of the BNS, 2023.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that petitioner as Postal Assistant misappropriated an amount of Rs. 48,77,066/- during his posting at different post offices.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17366 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/3 informant, it is next submitted that no doubt allegation is of misappropriating public money, but then on account of inadvertence, the money was withdrawn, but then the same was also deposited much prior to institution of the instant FIR. It is also submitted that petitioner is being proceeded departmentally. It is further submitted that if in the departmental proceeding, the petitioner is exonerated, whether it would be prudent for the Court to send the petitioner to jail at this stage. It is further submitted that departmental proceeding is based on preponderance of probability and if based on preponderance of probability, the petitioner is exonerated then definitely cannot be convicted where rule of strict evidence applies.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. Case No. 588 of 2025 subject to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17366 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 3/3 conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.

7. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T