Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74491 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-104 Year-2025 Thana- KONCH District- Gaya ====================================================== Manish Kumar, S/O Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Chandarabanshi Resident of village- Dhanchhuhi, P.S.- Konch, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

X D/O Y Resident of village- Dhanchhuhi, P.S.- Konch, District- Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar Saxena For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-11-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 75, 76, 126(2), 127(2), 329(4) of the B.N.S.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on 05.02.2025, all her family members had gone for idle immersion when petitioner along with Munna Yadav @ Devendra came and acted inappropriately with her by holding her hand, on alarm, they fled.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74491 of 2025(2) dt.19-11-2025 2/3 informant. It is next submitted that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that the date of occurrence is 05.02.2025 and the case came to be instituted on 11.02.2025 i.e. after a delay of six days, which casts an aspersion on the case of the prosecution. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application and submits that the case is in its nascent stages and if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner may abscond, on which the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

6. 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, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74491 of 2025(2) dt.19-11-2025 3/3 with Konch P. S. Case No.104 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S., with a further condition that one of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his father, namely, Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Chandarabanshi.

7. The application stands allowed.

8. However, it is made clear that in the event, if any application is filed by the Investigating Officer before the learned trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner, despite giving assurance to this Court, is not cooperating in the investigation or is not presenting himself as and when required, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after recording reasons.

9. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned Police Station through the learned trial Court. (Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T