Anand Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44124 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2024 Thana- PANDAUL District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1.

Anand Kumar Jha S/o- Late Mohan Chandra Jha Resident of villageRampur P.S- Pandaul Dist- Madhubani 2.

Karan Ram S/o- Shibu Ram Resident of village- Rampur P.S- Pandaul DistMadhubani 3.

Samir Nath Mishra S/o- Rajnath Mishra Resident of village- Rampur P.SPandaul Dist- Madhubani 4.

Golu Mishra S/o- Samir Nath Mishra Resident of village- Rampur P.SPandaul Dist- Madhubani 5.

Pawan Kumar Ram @ Pawan Ram S/o- Shibu Ram Resident of villageRampur P.S- Pandaul Dist- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Subhash Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-07-2025 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 354(kh), 379, 427, 447, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner No. 1 has antecedent of one case and rest of the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent. It is next

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44124 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 2/3 submitted that the offences for which the instant FIR has been instituted carries punishment of 7 years and less. It is further submitted that the petitioners during the course of investigation cooperated and police never felt a need of arresting the petitioners and charge-sheet came to be submitted based on which cognizance has been taken, as such petitioners apprehend their arrest. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that police during the course of investigation never felt the need of arresting the petitioners, whether it would be prudent for this court to refuse anticipatory bail merely because charge-sheet has been submitted and cognizance has been taken. 4.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

5.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each 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 Pandaul P.S. Case No. 140 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44124 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 3/3 down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T