Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Prasad v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60879 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-161 Year-2025 Thana- DEEPNAGAR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Prasad S/O Vishwanath Prasad R/O MohallaChailitad, Gulzarbag, P.S- Alamganj, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shankar Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Madan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Deepnagar P.S. Case No. 161 of 2025 instituted under Sections 316(3), 318(4), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita, 2023 and later on section 317(2) was also added lodged on 26.04.2025 by the informant, Satyendra Kumar.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that he purchased 300 quintals of sugar from Vishnu Sugar Mill, Gopalganj worth Rs. 12,88,665/-. It was loaded on a truck (registration no. BR28GA9700). The last contact was made at Fatuha when the driver informed the informant that he is taking dinner and shall be reaching Biharsharif soon. However, when he failed to reach, was called the mobile was found switched off, he contacted the transporter and later came to know that it is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60879 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/2 being parked at Deepnagar Police Station. When reached there, found the truck to be empty. This led to the FIR.
4. Subsequently, investigation took place and beside driver, Satya Prakash and Pradeep Kumar were picked up and when the role of this petitioner cropped up and as per the learned Sessions Judge order, the maximum conversation that Golu Kumar (driver) had is with the petitioner, in that background, the Police has rightly taken note of the said conversation while implicating him in the present case.
5. In that background, no case of anticipatory bail is made out which is accordingly, rejected.
6. If the petitioner surrenders within a period of four weeks from today, the Court concerned shall take up the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day. (Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T