Vikash Kumar @ Gujar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17825 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2025 Thana- FATEHPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== Vikash Kumar @ Gujar Kumar S/O Birendra Singh @ Virendra Singh R/O Vill.- Bargano, P.s- Fatehpur, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mrigendra Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026

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

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No.134 of 2025 instituted under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 303(2), 308(2), 109, 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner alongwith other co-accused persons came at the shop of informant and purchased some article, when the informant demanded money then the petitioner and others abused him and assaulted with belt, fists and slaps. It is alleged that petitioner snatched gold chain of 2 bhar from the neck of informant and all the accused persons took Rs.1,25,000/- from his pocket and shop.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17825 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that there is no specific allegation of assault against the petitioner, rather the allegation is of snatching the gold chain from the neck of the informant which is ornamental in nature. Learned counsel submits that the name of petitioner has been implicated in this case due to being the friend of co-accused Chandan Kumar. He further submits that the 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, the nature of allegation against the petitioner and the fact that there is no specific allegation of assault against him 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 satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya/ concerned Court in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No.134

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17825 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 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