Ankit Gupta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17365 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-546 Year-2024 Thana- KUCHAIKOTE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.
Ankit Gupta Son of Ashok Gupta Resident of Village - Bhoptapur, P.S.- Kuchaikote, District - Gopalganj.
2.
Shubham Singh @ Shubham Kumar Singh Son of Virendra Singh Resident of Village - Vishunpura, P.S.- Kuchaikote, District - Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pankaj Kumar Dubey For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Arun Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioners, apprehending their arrest, in connection with Kuchaikote P.S. Case No.-546 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 309(4) of B.N.S. Act, 2023.
3. As per allegation, the petitioners and other coaccused snatched mobile, purse and Rs. 6,000/- from the informant by putting knife at his neck. As per further allegation, both the petitioners fled away, whereas other co-accused persons were arrested with case property.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17365 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 2/3 Petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioners are no way connected with the alleged offence and the present case is based only on suspicion. He further submits that no recovery has been made from the possession of the petitioners.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioners have not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents.
7. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioners for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioners above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Gopalganj/concerned Court, in connection with Kuchaikote P.S. Case No.-546 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.PC and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17365 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 3/3 on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioners have any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners after hearing them and getting satisfied that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents despite their knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.
(Jitendra Kumar, J) shoaib/- U T