Santu Kumar @ Sintu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80095 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-533 Year-2025 Thana- MASAUDHI District- Patna ====================================================== Santu Kumar @ Sintu Kumar S/o Sanjay Bind R/o Village- Sonkukara, P.SMasaurhi, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheonandan Pandit, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Masaurhi P.S. Case No.533 of 2025 instituted under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 117(2), 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As per the prosecution case, the co-accused persons including the petitioner taking knife, iron rod and sharp weapons started abusing the informant. It is alleged that co-accused Vikash Kumar assaulted the informant with knife, co-accused Futi Kumar assaulted him on the back with iron rod and the petitioner hit him on the face with an iron claw in his hand. It is further alleged that coaccused Futi Kumar taken away Rs.1500/-, his mobile and gold locket from the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the informant stopped the motorcycle of the co-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80095 of 2025(3) dt.08-01-2026 2/2 accused Vikash Kumar and a fight broke out between the parties, the petitioner had tried to pacify the matter, thereafter, the informant lodged the FIR implicating the petitioner with ulterior motive. He submits that co-accused Vikash Kumar and Futi Kumar have already been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by the learned Court concerned. He further submits that petitioner is a young boy aged about 20 years having no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Masaurhi in connection with Masaurhi P.S. Case No.533 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the BNSS. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) AjayMishra/- U T