Kripal Thakur v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69898 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-253 Year-2025 Thana- BAHADURGANJ District- Kishanganj ====================================================== 1.
Kripal Thakur Son of Satyanarayan Thakur R/o Vill. - Rahmanganj, Ward No. 06, P.S. - Bahadurganj, Dist- Kishanganj. 2.
Asif Iqubal Son of Aminuddin R/o Vill. - Rahmanganj, Ward No. 06, P.SBahadurganj, Dist- Kishanganj. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Adil Abbas, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(5) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that for the year 2023-24, Jhiljhili PACS purchased 303.1 metric tons of paddy for an amount of Rs.66,92,448/- and supplied 174 metric tons of CMR till stipulated time, as such, an amount of Rs.10,98,480/- remained due with the PACS out of which an amount of Rs.7,30,000/- was deposited, hence, it is alleged that still an amount of Rs.3,68,480/- remains to be recovered from the PACS.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69898 of 2025(2) dt.13-10-2025 2/2
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is further submitted that no doubt, there is some delay in depositing the amount but finally the entire payment of Rs.10,98,480/- was made as would manifest from payment receipt annexed as Annexure-2 to the anticipatory bail application.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, let the petitioners above-named, in the event of their 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) each 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 Bahadurganj P.S. Case No. 253 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T