Mukesh Kumar Singh @ Mukesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52576 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-96 Year-2023 Thana- BAUNSI District- Araria ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar Singh @ Mukesh Singh Son of Kamleshwari Singh R/O Village- Pachhiyari Jhirwa, Ward No. 10, P.S.- Simraha, Distt.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rama Nand Poddar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 323, 354-B, 420, 506, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, while denying the allegations, submits that police, while extending benefits of section 41(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, has granted police bail to this petitioner, and as such, this anticipatory bail application may be disposed of in the light of decision of this Court rendered in the case of Mahendra Prasad Singh Vs. State of Bihar, reported in 2004(3) P.L.J.R., 491 wherein it has been held that once accused persons are extended the privilege of police bail, they must honour the terms of police bail. Upon

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52576 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/2 surrendering, petitioner is entitled to apply for bail, and the court is instructed to consider such application in alignment with the principle established in the above cited case.

4. In view of the observation of this Court made in the aforesaid case, petitioner is directed to surrender before the concerned trial Court within a period of eight weeks from today. In case, petitioner surrenders and files an application for bail, the concerned Court will pass order in the similar manner, as has been decided in the case of Mahendra Prasad Singh (Supra).

5. With the above directions/observations, this anticipatory bail application is disposed of. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T