Saurav Kumar @ Tuntun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16913 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-452 Year-2024 Thana- PAKARIBARAW District- Nawada ====================================================== Saurav Kumar @ Tuntun Kumar S/o- Rajkumar Singh Resident of Keshauri P.S- Pakarbarawan, Dist- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sunil Kumar S/o- Late Rajendra Prasad Singh Village- Patori Ps- Nemdar Ganj Dist- Nawada ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Anil Chandra, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, harassed son of informant over monetary dispute related to a vehicle purchased in the name of this petitioner by son of informant as a result of which, son of informant committed suicide on 03.10.2024 and his dead body was found hanging from a mango tree.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16913 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 2/3

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. As a matter of fact, son of informant purchased a motorcycle in the name of this petitioner and thus, this petitioner used to demand the money from son of informant. There are general and omnibus allegations against this petitioner. There is no material on record to suggest that any positive or proximate act was played by this petitioner to instigate the deceased to commit suicide and as such, no offence under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. is made out against this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. II, Nawada, District-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16913 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 3/3 Nawada in connection with Pakribarawan P.S. Case No. 452 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T