Anup Kumar Singh @ Anup Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No 46985 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-2024 Thana- AANDAR District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.
Anup Kumar Singh @ Anup Singh S/o Shekhar Singh @ Shekhar kumar Singh @ Bhim Singh Resident Of Village And PO- Ander, P.S- Ander, DistSiwan 2.
Shekhar @ Shekhar Kumar Singh @ Bhim Singh Resident Of Village And PO- Ander, P.S- Ander, Dist- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ajay Kumar Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Nand Kr ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 16-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned APP.
2 This application has been filed on behalf of the petitioners for grant of anticipatory bail, who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Ander PS Case No 225 of 2024 dated 08.09.2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 326 (g), 3 (5) of the BNS.
3 The prosecution case is that on 08.09.2024 at about 2 pm, the informant received information on mobile phone that his shop is burning. When he went there, he found that the articles kept in the shop converted into ashes, details of which have been given in the FIR. Further case of the prosecution is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46985 of 2025(13) dt.16-07-2026 2/3 that in the CCTV footage, there is shadow of one person who put the shop on fire. It is further alleged that petitioners threatened the informant on account of old enmity that they will put him to his feet.
4 The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been implicated in this case due to old dispute with regard to some money transaction between the parties. In the entire FIR, there is nothing concrete against the petitioners except suspicion. It is further submitted that even in the case diary, except phone calls from petitioners to informant, there is nothing material to show that the petitioners are involved in the alleged crime. It is also submitted that petitioner No 1 is a man of clean antecedent and against petitioner No 2, there is one case under the Excise Act.
5 The learned counsel for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.
6 Having considered the rival submissions and the fact that there is nothing in the FIR to fasten the criminal liability against the petitioners, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
7 Let the petitioners above named, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46985 of 2025(13) dt.16-07-2026 3/3 be released on bail on each of them furnishing bonds of Rs 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned JM, First Class, Siwan in Ander PS Case No 225 of 2024 subject to all conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS. 8 This application is allowed.
(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J) M.E.H./- U T