Dipu Kumar @ Dipoo Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40759 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-324 Year-2025 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== Dipu Kumar @ Dipoo Kumar, Son of Kishori Ram, Resident of VillageKurmi Tola Dhumnagar, Police Station-Nautan District -West Champaran ... ... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is not named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Bettiah Muffasil P.S. Case No.324 of 2025 registered under Sections 303(2), 317(2) read with 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (in short 'B.N.S.').

3. As per FIR, an information was received by Helpline No. 112 on intervening night of 13/14.06.2025 at about 11:45 PM, that unknown persons are loading pick up van bearing Registration No. BR22GA-4589 with scraps and old nut bolt and vehicle parts. Upon raid, the van was seized, having three quintals of iron scrap but, the accused persons

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40759 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 2/3 were succeed to fled away from the place of recovery.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for petitioner that petitioner is neither connected with vehicle in issue nor with scrap or seized material in any manner and merely on the basis of suspicion, he was implicated with alleged recovery of scrap. It is submitted that the petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact, as the implication of petitioner prima facie on the basis of suspicion, who is a man of clean antecedent, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah Muffasil P.S. Case No.324 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40759 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 3/3 short 'CrPC')/under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short 'BNSS').

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Raushan/- U T