Karan Kumar @ Karan Raut v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41267 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-524 Year-2024 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Karan Kumar @ Karan Raut Son of Mohan Ram @ Mohan Raut Resident of Gangasagar Naka No 5, P.S -Kotwali, Dist- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumar Praveen, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Ballabh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 09-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 524 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 331(4), 305 of the B.N.S. 2023.

3. As per prosecution case, informant's two suitcase having clothes, one small bag containing one lakh rupees and two smart mobile phones were taken away by four persons who are alleged to be thieves. The F.I.R. is lodged against unknown.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and his name has surfaced on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Sunny

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41267 of 2025(2) dt.09-07-2025 2/3 Kumar. Except the confessional statement of the co-accused, there is nothing on record to connect the present petitioner with the alleged occurrence. Petitioner was not apprehended on the spot. No incriminating or stolen article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged in the first information report. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent.

5. The learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. He submits that petitioner's name has surfaced on the confessional statement of the co-accused, and as such, he does not deserve to be granted bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, keeping in view clean antecedent of petitioner, argument advanced on behalf of both sides and also taking into consideration the material available on record, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate I, Darbhanga in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 524 of 2024, subject to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41267 of 2025(2) dt.09-07-2025 3/3 conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Alok Kumar Pandey, J) mcverma/- U T