Anshu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51480 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-158 Year-2024 Thana- INDUSTRIAL District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Anshu Kumar S/o Sri Jivakant Das R/o Village - Koyri Tola, Kashimbag, P.SHabibpur, District - Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 304(2) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that one unidentified miscreant snatched mobile phone of informant.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.. Name of petitioner transpired in this case during course of investigation, merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused person. No stolen article has been recovered from possession of this petitioner. Except confessional statement,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51480 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 2/2 there is no material on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that the stolen mobile was recovered from possession of co-accused Priti Kumari.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and the fact that no stolen article has been recovered from possession of this petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Industrial Area P.S. Case No. 158 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T