Utkarsh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40589 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-723 Year-2025 Thana- BHAGWAN BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Utkarsh Kumar S/o Suresh Sharma Resident of Village - Bachhra(Baghra), P.S. - Mohanpur, District - Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Gaurav Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Yogendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 06-07-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 320, 338, 336(3), 336(4) of the B.N.S.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that his wife hired petitioner as pharmacist in her medical shop on 01.06.2024. Further, petitioner brought Rajiv and introduced him as his guardian and signed the contract to work in the shop for an year. Further, Rajiv took an advance of Rs.25,000/- and petitioner took cash of Rs.1,75,000/- and thereafter petitioner left the job in December, 2024, thus it is alleged that accused persons misappropriated an amount of Rs.2, Lacs.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is further submitted that the petitioner completely
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40589 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 2/2 denies the allegation that he took Rs.1,75,000/- in cash. It is next submitted that the dispute is purely personal to which a criminal colour has been given. It is also submitted that if privilege of anticipatory bail application is granted, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.
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 Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum 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 Bhagwan Bazar P. S. Case No.723 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T