Salman Hussain v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17085 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-365 Year-2025 Thana- PANAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Salman Hussain S/O Salamu Din Resident of Villl- Sonbarsa, Sonbarsa, PODumarshan Bangra, District- Saran, State- Bihar-841410 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Binod Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 09-04-2026

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 offence punishable under Section 309(4) of the BNS, 2023.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a young boy aged about 22 years and is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on 19.12.2025 he came out of the bank after withdrawing money when he was intercepted by three unknown accused who tried to rob him but on alarm the villagers gathered and the accused fled with his bag thinking money was in the bag but the money was saved since the informant had kept the money in his pocket.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that FIR is against unknown and the name of the petitioner transpired in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17085 of 2026(2) dt.09-04-2026 2/3 the confessional statement of apprehended accused in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value in the eye of law. It is further submitted that petitioner is a young boy, aged about 22 years and is a person with clean antecedent and if he is sent to judicial custody based on his name transpiring in the confessional statement of apprehended accused, his entire career would get jeopardized and chances are bright that he may come in contact with the hardened criminals. It is next submitted that if the privilege of anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence. It is also submitted that even presuming what has been alleged is true without admitting then this is the first offence of the petitioner.

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

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, let 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.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17085 of 2026(2) dt.09-04-2026 3/3 pending/Successor Court in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 365 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

7. One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his father, namely, Salamu Din.

8. However, it is made clear that if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that the petitioner, despite giving assurance to this Court, is not cooperating in the investigation, the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T