Md. Arman v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19712 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-39 Year-2025 Thana- Lokha District- Supaul ====================================================== Md. Arman S/O Md. Amir Resident of Village- Gangapatti, P.S- Lokaha (Laukaha), District- Supaul, State- Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 24-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in with Laukaha P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 121(2), 132, 109, 303(2), 324(4) & (5), 352, 351(2) of B.N.S.

3. As per prosecution case, the family members and villager of deceased Md. Jahangir started blocking the road. The informant and other police officials reached there to pacify the matter but the people gathered there, attacked on the police and damaged the police vehicle. The informant and other police officials somehow saved their life. The local chowkidar

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19712 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 2/3 identified 57 named accused persons including the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged in the first information report and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel submits that neither the petitioner nor his family members is in any way connected with the deceased. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner rather the allegations levelled in the first information report are general and omnibus in nature. Learned counsel has further submitted that similarly situated other co-accused person, namely, Khursheed Alam has already been granted anticipatory bail by learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 60594 of 2025. The case of this petitioner stands on similar footing. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition.

5. The learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19712 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 3/3 is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Laukaha P.S. Case No. 39 of 2025, he will be enlarged 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 Judicial Magistrate- 1st Class, Supaul subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of B.N.S.S.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T