Karan Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32221 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1202 Year-2024 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Karan Verma S/O Late Pramod Kumar Verma R/o Road No. 3/4 Chitrakut Nagar, Takiapur, P.S.- Danapur, DIstt.-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vikramadit, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 13-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 1202 of 2024, dated 30.11.2024, lodged under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "BNS, 2023"), pending before the Court of A.C.J.M. 1st, Danapur.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against four named accused persons, including the present petitioner, alleging that the clerk committed forgery in preparing the signature of the Sessions Court and subsequently accepted the bail bond.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32221 of 2025(3) dt.13-08-2025 2/2 submits that the petitioner is not involved in this case and his role is very limited to the acceptance of the bail bond. He also submits that the case diary may be called for. Furthermore, he submits that the antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the Sessions Court itself found that the petitioner forged the signature. He further submits that the allegations are serious in nature.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. It is directed to the petitioner to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 6 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within six weeks, then the Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day without being prejudice that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this case. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T