Sanoj Kumar @ Sanoj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63774 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-216 Year-2024 Thana- KHAIRA District- Saran ====================================================== Sanoj Kumar @ Sanoj Kumar Singh S/O Lalan Singh R/O Village- Repura, P.S- Madhaura, Distt.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 216 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that while the informant along with Mobasar Hussain was returning from Nagra State Bank, four unknown persons on two motorcycles intercepted them and looted a Honda Shine motorcycle, 1,27,000/- in cash, a cheque book, and a mobile phone, and ₹ fled towards Nagra.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63774 of 2025(3) dt.09-02-2026 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused Ajay Kumar. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner has got no concern with the looted articles. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner stating that as per the material available in the case diary, the accused persons including the petitioner was identified in a CCTV footage and therefore, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case it appears that the present case is a fit case for regular bail. Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

8. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63774 of 2025(3) dt.09-02-2026 3/3 prays for regular bail, the same shall be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T