Deepak Kumar @ Bhuar Ray @ Bhuar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24015 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2016 Thana- NAYAGAON District- Saran ====================================================== Deepak Kumar @ Bhuar Ray @ Bhuar Yadav son of Munna Yadav Resident of Village - Pohiya Ps- Khaira, Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aman Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 14-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nayagaon P.S. Case No. 01 of 2016 dated 02.01.2016 registered for the offence punishable under Section/s 406, 407, 379 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

3. As per prosecution case, the Informant's driver Deepak Kumar (the petitioner), departed in Pickup No. BR01HD0813 carrying 246 cartons of Asian Paints for delivery. After initially stating that he was delayed due to fog, the accused became unreachable. Later on, the vehicle was found abandoned near Mohmud Chowk, Nayagaon, with the entire consignment missing.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the instant case. It is next submitted that the petitioner earns his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24015 of 2026(4) dt.14-07-2026 2/3 livelihood by rendering services on daily wages and was not the driver of the said pick-up vehicle bearing registration no. BR01HD0813. It is the case of the petitioner that he was never engaged with the informant's shop, from where 246 cartons of Asian Paints were allegedly dispatched for delivery. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner bears one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

6. This Court, upon perusal of the case diary, finds that save and except the statements of the witnesses alleging that the petitioner had been entrusted with the duty of delivering the consignment of Asian Paints, there is no material to show that the petitioner was the driver of the alleged pick-up van of which the petitioner is not the owner and no material is on record to show that the petitioner was the driver of the said vehicle.

7. Be that as it may, let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24015 of 2026(4) dt.14-07-2026 3/3 XIII, Chapra (Saran) in connection with Nayagaon P.S. Case No. 01 of 2016, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. as well as the following conditions:

(i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document / personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide; (ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds.

(Ajit Kumar, J) rishi/- U T