Pankaj Giri @ Pankaj Kumar Giri v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18678 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2024 Thana- Manuapul District- West Champaran ====================================================== Pankaj Giri @ Pankaj Kumar Giri, Son of Sri Chandrakishore Giri, R/o Village - Parsa, P.S. - Manuapul, Dist. - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sharad Kumar Verma, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 17-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Manuapul P.S. Case No.02 of 2024, dated-10.03.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code corresponding to Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1)/3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The prosecution case as emerging from the written report is that the Informant was shot at by three unknown persons riding motorcycle.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. He further submits that the FIR is lodged against the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18678 of 2026(4) dt.17-06-2026 2/3 unknown persons and the Petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged offence. Even during investigation, no incriminating material has been recovered from the Petitioner. The whole case is based only on hearsay and suspicion.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has 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 petitioner has been made accused in one other case.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the fact that the FIR was lodged against unknown and nothing incriminating material like a fire arm has been recovered from the Petitioner, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his 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 his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Manuapul P.S. Case No.02 of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18678 of 2026(4) dt.17-06-2026 3/3 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482
(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions: (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his 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 petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T