Subodh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71946 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-125 Year-2025 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Subodh Kumar S/O Devnandan Mahto Village- Sumhuti, P.S.- Gadha, Dist.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 Heard Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, 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 of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, informant, namely Chulhai Mahto, alleged that his daughter was shot dead by her husband, namely Pankaj Kumar.

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.71946 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/3 investigation, merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Pankaj Kumar. The only material that has come against this petitioner is that after commission of the alleged offence, the pistol which was used in commission of the offence was handed over to this petitioner. Except confessional statement, there is no material on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from possession of this petitioner. There is no allegation that this petitioner participated in the alleged occurrence or was present at the place of occurrence. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71946 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 3/3 each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 125 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T