Mukund Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65376 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2024 Thana- DARIYAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Mukund Kumar Sharma S/o Late Rajeshwar Sharma R/o vill - Sabalpur Babhantoli, P.s.- Sonpur, Distt.- Saran, Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Satish Narain Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Parmanand Kumar, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 26-09-2025
1. 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 the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant, who is owner of M/s. Sharda Trading Company, alleges that on 20.09.2023 Rakesh Kumar along with Sandeep Kumar came to his showroom with an intention to purchase a tractor. Thereafter, Sandeep Kumar paid an amount of Rs.5,000/- by way of advance along with Rs.20,000/- by way of margin money and an amount of Rs.5,85,000/- was financed after obtaining the Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, bank passbook etc. of Sandeep Kumar and thereafter the tractor was handed over to Sandeep
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that petitioner is not named in the FIR and works as a salesman at M/s. Sharda Trading Company. It is further submitted that petitioner till date is working with the informant and the allegation does not even remotely suggest that petitioner in any manner was involved in the occurrence. It is next submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Dariyapur P.S. Case No. 12 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
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7. However, if the investigating officer of the case files an application before the learned trial court bringing to its notice that the petitioner despite giving assurance to this Court is not cooperating in the investigation, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T