Johar Ali @ Md. Jauhar Ali v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69769 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2025 Thana- PARIHAR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== JOHAR ALI @ MD. JAUHAR ALI S/O MD. MAHIR HUSAIN R/O Ward no. 4, Pachnaur Murahi, Tole Maulanagar, P.S.- Belsand, Dist.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Kumar Vikram, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pranav Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 28-11-2025
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 316(2), 318, 338, 336, 336(3) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case was taken up on 15.10.2025, when the case diary was called for by the learned coordinate Bench but the same till date has not been received. The Court will not wait endlessly for the case diary.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Pramukh (Archana Kumari) had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.46732 of 2025 and the same was allowed by an order dated 15.11.2025. It is next
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69769 of 2025(3) dt.28-11-2025 2/3 submitted that in sum and substance the informant alleges that accused persons including the petitioner committed irregularities in completion of various schemes of the Panchayat and thus misappropriated an amount of Rs.30 Lakhs.
5. It is submitted that petitioner is a technical assistant and his work is to prepare measurement book as per work. It is also submitted that the work was completed and thereafter the measurement book was prepared. It is next submitted that prior to institution of the instant FIR, no show-cause was issued to the petitioner. It is further submitted that had a show-cause been issued to the petitioner to explain his side of the case, perhaps the instant FIR would not have been instituted. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.
6. Learned APP opposes the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner.
7. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69769 of 2025(3) dt.28-11-2025 3/3 each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Parihar P.S. Case No.58/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T