Saket Kumar @ Saka v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43184 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-381 Year-2021 Thana- MOKAMAH District- Patna ====================================================== Saket Kumar @ Saka S/O Late Rambilash Chauhan R/O Village - Pharpar, PS- Ariyahi, District- Sheikhpuara, ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Suraj Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that erickshaw and charger of the informant got stolen by some unknown persons.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.. Name of petitioner transpired in this case during investigation in the confessional statement of co-accused Akhilesh Chauhan. Save and except confessional statement, there is no material on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43184 of 2026(2) dt.02-07-2026 2/2 record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged offence. No stolen articles were recovered from possession of this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, fact that no stolen articles were recovered from possession of this petitioner and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Barh, Patna in connection with Mokama P.S. Case No. 381 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T