Alok Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53311 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2025 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Alok Kumar S/o Late Bhrigunath Rai @ Bhrigu Nath Ray R/o VillageFaijullahpur, P.S-Baikunthpur, District-Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025 1.

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

2.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 168 of 2025 for the offences punishable under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3.

The learned APP, at the outset, submits that the offence for which the instant FIR has been instituted, carries punishment of less than seven years, the said submission of the learned APP is not disputed by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

4.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that investigation in the case against the petitioner is still continuing but then the petitioner has not been given notice under Section 35

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53311 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/2 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). 5.

Learned APP, at this stage, submits that Section 35 BNSS is akin to Section 41 Cr.P.C. It is next submitted that this Court considered the scope of Section 41A Cr.P.C. by an order dated 13-2-2024 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari vs. the State of Bihar). Learned APP, thus, submits that petitioner be directed to file a representation before the authorities concerned under Section 35 BNSS. 6.

After hearing learned counsel for the parties, the anticipatory bail application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file a representation before the concerned Superintendent of Police and the Investigating Officer of the case, within a period of three weeks from today, in terms of Section 35 BNSS; and the concerned Superintendent of Police shall ensure that the Investigating Officer of the case strictly adheres to the provisions contained in Section 35 BNSS.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T