Prasant Singh @ Chhotu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61945 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-178 Year-2021 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== Prasant Singh @ Chhotu Singh S/O Krishnadeo Singh @ Krishna Kumar Singh Resident of Village- Basanwara, P.S- Alam Nagar, Distt.- Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jai Kishor Poddar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Nirmala Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-09-2025 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 offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 342, 120B, 307, 302 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and 27(3) of the Arms Act.

3. At the outset, learned A.P.P. for the State submits that process under Section 82 Cr.P.C. and thereafter, under Section 83 Cr.P.C. has been initiated against petitioner and as such, this anticipatory bail petition is not maintainable, in the light of decisions of the Supreme Court in the case of (Lavesh v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2012) 8 SCC 730, State of MP v. Pradeep Sharma (2014) 2 SCC 17 and Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar 2021 SCC OnLine SC 955) as also latest

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61945 of 2025(2) dt.11-09-2025 2/2 decision of Supreme Court in the case of State of Haryana vs. Dharamraj in (2023) 17 S.C.C. 510.

4. Considering the aforesaid development, the present anticipatory bail petition stands dismissed.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) K.C.Jha/- U T