Ved Prakash @ Guddu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19911 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-971 Year-2025 Thana- MASAUDHI District- Patna ====================================================== Ved Prakash @ Guddu S/o- Late Vishundev Singh Resident of Bal Vidya Niketan School P.S- Masaurhi, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Krishna Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Navin Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Md. Aslam Ansari, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 281, 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that on 19.12.2025 at about 7:30 PM, when brother of the informant was returning home on a bicycle, this petitioner dashed him from his car from behind as a result of which, he died on the spot. It is further alleged that after the aforesaid incident, car of the petitioner hit an electric pole due to which, the pole broke down and car got stuck in it along with the bicycle of the deceased.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. As a matter of fact, it was an accidental death. Petitioner runs a coaching
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19911 of 2026(2) dt.07-04-2026 2/2 institute and on the date of occurrence, he was returning home at 10 PM, in a dense fog, he met with an accident by hitting from an electric pole. As per seizure memo prepared on 21.12.2025, cycle of the deceased was not found at the place of occurrence which itself falsifies the prosecution story. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
6. Considering the nature of accusation, materials available on record and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Masaurhi, Patna in connection with Masaurhi P. S. Case No. 971 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T