Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 37025 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-364 Year-2023 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Sah S/o Suresh Sah @ Suresh Prasad Kushwaha Resident of Village - Kata Chowk, Balua Rampurwa, P.S - Bairiya, District - West Chamaparan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ram Kishun Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Madhura Nand Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-06-2026
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 offence punishable under Sections 379 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of two cases and the informant alleges that his parked motorcycle was stolen and from the CCTV footage, it appeared that the boy sat on the motorcycle and drove away.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and his name
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 37025 of 2026(2) dt.16-06-2026 2/3 transpired in the case based on confessional statement of Arman. It is further submitted that petitioner was not seen in the CCTV footage. It is also submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to theft, the police starts implicating mechanically without holding a proper investigation. It is also submitted that if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.
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 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 Bettiah Town P.S. Case No.364 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
7. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned trial court bringing to its notice that the petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 37025 of 2026(2) dt.16-06-2026 3/3 despite giving assurance to this court is not co-operating in the investigation in that event the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T