Munna Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43260 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-551 Year-2022 Thana- BARHARA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Munna Kumar S/o Bhagwanjee Ram R/o Village - Deomalpur Bahudari, P.O - Mahuar, P.S - Sahpur, District - Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bibhakar Tiwary, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, 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. Ajay Mishra for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that petitioner had submitted forged certificate during the selection process of teacher.

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 prior to instituting the instant FIR, no opportunity was given to the petitioner to explain his side of the case. It is further submitted that had an opportunity

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43260 of 2026(2) dt.13-07-2026 2/2 been given to the petitioner to explain his stand, perhaps the instant FIR would not have been instituted. It is also submitted that petitioner was not appointed as a teacher. It is further 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 Barhara P.S. Case No. 551 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.

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