Jikru @ Zikrul v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43257 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2026 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== Jikru @ Zikrul son of Rizabul @ Rajabul Resident Of Village- Thapkol, Ward No 12, Police Station- Jokihat, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Rana, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 13-07-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P., Mr. Rabindra Kumar for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 313, 317(4), 317(5), 334(1), 303(2) and 62 of the BNS.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on 06.03.2026 at 2:00 AM, four accused were apprehended who disclosed their names and also that they are involved in cutting of ATM for committing theft and that they had rented a house at Jokihat through Md. Sahid and use the same as base and also indulged in stealing stray cattle and sell to Md. Sahid and petitioner, further ATM cutting machine and Bolero Pick up were seized.

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant, it is next submitted that from perusal of the allegations as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that the apprehended accused did not disclose about participation of the petitioner in cutting of ATM for committing theft, but alleges that they also steal stray cattle and sell the same to Md. Sahid and petitioner but then no stray cattle were recovered. 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 anticipatory bail application 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 Jokihat P.S. Case No. 89 of 2026 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS. One of the bailors

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43257 of 2026(2) dt.13-07-2026 3/3 of the petitioner shall be his father Rizabul @ Rajabul. 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, despite giving assurance to this Court, is not cooperating in the investigation, in that event, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. 8.

Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court.

9. Accordingly, the application stands allowed. (Satyavrat Verma, J) rajesh/- U T