Amresh Panday @ Amresh Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62614 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2025 Thana- IMAMGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Amresh Panday @ Amresh Pandey S/o Jay Kishore Panday @ Jaykishor Pandey R/o Village - Jamuna, P.O - Malhari, P.S-Imamganj, District - Gaya (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Ms. Swarna Roy, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Abhay Kumar Roy, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025 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 Sections 103 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, informant alleged that while his brother, namely Santosh Kumar, was returning after collection money from the customers, in the meantime, three unknown persons committed his murder.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62614 of 2025(4) dt.03-12-2025 2/2 investigation merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Rohit Kumar and Gulshan Kumar.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that name of petitioner transpired in this case during course of investigation in the confessional statement of co-accused Rohit Kumar and Gulshan Kumar and they have confessed that on the dictates of this petitioner, they killed the deceased and enough material has come to connect this petitioner and other accused persons with the offence. Petitioner has got one criminal antecedent.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, materials that have surfaced during course of investigation and criminal antecedent of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T