Santosh Kumar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50254 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2024 Thana- AMAS District- Gaya ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Chaudhary Son of Yadunandan Chaudhary Resident of Village - Gulni, P.S.- Gurua, Distt.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025

1. Heard Ms. Anjali Das, 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 Section 309(4) of the BNS.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case and the informant alleges that on 17.08.2024 while he was going home from Sherghati on his motorcycle when he was intercepted by three unknown miscreants who looted his motorcycle and mobile at point of pistol.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case during the course of investigation. It is further submitted that informant and petitioner are co-villagers and are known to each other. It is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50254 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/3 thus submitted that had the petitioner been involved in the occurrence in that event the informant would have named the petitioner in the FIR but then the FIR was instituted against unknown. It is next submitted that three days after the occurrence, the motorcycle was recovered after payment of Rs.10,000/- based on mediation made by the petitioner and two others. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will co-operate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

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

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of his 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) 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 Amas P.S. Case No. 277 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. However, if the investigating officer of the case files an application before the learned trial court bringing to its

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50254 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 3/3 notice that the petitioner despite giving assurance to this Court is not cooperating in the investigation, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T