Kaushal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27901 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-53 Year-2020 Thana- VISHNUPAD District- Gaya ====================================================== Kaushal Kumar S/O Yogendra Yadav Resident of village- Kurkut Bigha, P.S.- Tekari, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Yogesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-05-2025

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

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 419, 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 10 of Bihar Conduct of Examination Act, 1981.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, submits that the offences for which the instant FIR has been instituted, carries punishment of seven years and less, accordingly, the petitioner was issued notice under Section 41(1) (b) of the Cr.P.C. and the petitioner cooperated in the investigation. It is next submitted that police after investigation submitted charge sheet and thereafter cognizance came to be taken, as such, the petitioner apprehends his arrest.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27901 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 2/2 police during the course of investigation never felt the need of arresting the petitioner, as such, no useful purpose would be served by sending the petitioner to jail based on an order of cognizance. It is reiterated and submitted that petitioner had cooperated with the police during the course of investigation and the police never felt the need to arrest the petitioner.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Vishnupad P.S. Case No. 53 of 2020 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T