Patna High CourtCR. MISC./18360/2026bail granted

Anurag Kumar @ Vishal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-01Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18360 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2026 Thana- Pahelja P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Anurag Kumar @ Vishal Kumar S/O Arun Rai R/o Village- Kharika Banbigahawa, P.S.- Pahleja, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026

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 offences punishable under Sections 115(1), 126(2), 109(1), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the BNS as well as Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case and the informant alleges that on 07.01.2026, the petitioner along with the named accused persons on a four wheeler vehicle came and started abusing and on objection the accused assaulted him. Further, on orders of Deepu, accused Nitish started firing but informant saved himself and when people gathered accused fled away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18360 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 2/3 informant. It is further submitted that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that no specific application of assault is alleged against the petitioner. It is next submitted that even the allegation of firing is against Nitish but then no one was injured. It is also 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.

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 for 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.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Pahleja P.S. Case No. 04 of 2026, 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. However, it is made clear that if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned Trial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18360 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 3/3 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