Raushan Goiet v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18976 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2016 Thana- KHUTAUNA District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1.

Raushan Goiet Son of Arvind Goiet Resident of Village - Parsahi, P.S - Laukaha, District - Madhubani 2.

Arvind Goiet Son of Rajendra Goiet Resident of Village - Parsahi, P.S - Laukaha, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvind Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-05-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Khutauna P.S. Case No.12/2016, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504, 379, 354B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned APP at the outset submits that the case is of the year 2016 and the petitioners at their leisure have moved this court seeking anticipatory bail after more than 8 years. It is thus submitted that if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioners that would send a wrong signal in the society that anyone can move at anytime seeking anticipatory bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18976 of 2025(3) dt.15-05-2025 2/2

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners at this stage submits that the offences for which the instant F.I.R. has been instituted carries punishment of less than 7 years but then the petitioners have not been given notice under Section 41(1)(b) Cr.P.C., as such the learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application with liberty to the petitioners to move before the authorities by filing a representation seeking issuance of notice under section 41(1)(b) Cr.P.C.

5. Permission is accorded.

6. The anticipatory bail application is dismissed as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T