Golu Kumar @ Avnish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24024 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2024 Thana- KATRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Golu Kumar @ Avnish Kumar S/o Sri Sunil Singh @ Sunil Kumar Singh R/o vill - Dhanaur, P.S.- Katra, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vaidehi Raman Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Yogendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 196 of 2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 336(4), 340(2), 352, 351(2), 351(4) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. The learned APP, at the outset, submits that the offences for which the instant FIR has been instituted, carries punishment of less than seven years, the said submission of the learned APP is not disputed by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.
4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner next submits that investigation in the case against the petitioner is still continuing but then the petitioner has not been given notice under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24024 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/2 (BNSS).
5. Learned APP for the State, at this stage, submits that Section 35 BNSS is akin to Section 41(1)(b) Cr.P.C. It is next submitted that this Court considered the scope of Section 41(1)(b) Cr.P.C. by an order dated 13-2-2024 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari vs. The State of Bihar). Learned APP, thus, submits that petitioner be directed to file a representation before the authorities concerned under Section 35 BNSS.
6. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, the anticipatory bail application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioners to file a representation before the concerned Superintendent of Police and the Investigating Officer of the case, within a period of three weeks from today, in terms of Section 35 BNSS; and the concerned Superintendent of Police shall ensure that the Investigating Officer of the case strictly adheres to the provisions contained in Section 35 BNSS.
7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-VIII, Muzaffarpur for his perusal.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T