Kamlesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28425 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-324 Year-2024 Thana- PAKRIDAYAL District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Kamlesh Kumar S/o Baidhnath Baitha R/o Vill- Ajgarawa, P.S.- Pakaridayal Dist- East Champaran 2.

Satish Kumar S/o Dasharath Baitha R/o Vill- Ajgarwa, P.S.- Pakaridayal, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhannjay Kumar Ii For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Anurag Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-05-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners seek anticipatory bail in connection with Pakaridayal P.S. Case No. 324 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317(2) and 317(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 petitioners.

4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners next submits that investigation in the case against the petitioners is still continuing but then petitioners have not been given

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28425 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 2/2 notice under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (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 petitioners 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.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T