Anshu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75674 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2024 Thana- GADHPURA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Anshu Kumar S/o Ganga Prasad Mukhiya R/o vill - Garhpura, P.S. - Garhpura, Distt. - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shubhesh Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Gadhpura P.S. Case No. 71 of 2024 dated 14.06.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 364(A) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, some unknown miscreants are alleged to have abducted the young brother of the informant and demanded ransom.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner has sprung up during the course of investigation. It

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75674 of 2024(6) dt.18-09-2025 2/3 is further submitted that the co-accused, namely, Ashiki Kumar in his confessional statement in para 62 of the case diary has stated that due to assault by co- accused persons namely, Ashiki Kumar, Anshu Kumar and Shahanshah the deceased succumbed to his injury. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 20.06.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the confessional statement of the co-accused corroborates with the post-mortem report which shows the cause of death is due to asphyxia as a result of strangulation.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Begusarai in connection with Gadhpura P.S. Case No. 71 of 2024, with further condition:- (I) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75674 of 2024(6) dt.18-09-2025 3/3 cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Siddharth Soni/- U T