Anurag Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76954 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-698 Year-2025 Thana- KANKARBAG District- Patna ====================================================== Anurag Kumar Son of Anil Kumar Ram @ Anil Kumar At present residing at East Indira Nagar Road No 4 B, P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna, permanent address- Near Krishna Decorators, East Lohanipur, P.S.- Kadamkuan, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 27-11-2025 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 Section 25(1-B)(a), 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The allegation in the first information report is that one Vishal Raj was apprehended and two country made pistols were seized from his possession and another accused namely, Siddharth Kumar, who was trying to flee away was also apprehended, who took the name of the present petitioner to be involved in the offence.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76954 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 2/3 would be evident from the first information report itself that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot and no recovery was made from his possession and his name has transpired only on the statement of one Siddharth Kumar due to previous dispute between them. It has also been submitted that the specific recovery of the country made pistols has been shown from coaccused Vishal Raj, who is already in judicial custody. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is a young boy aged about 19 years.

5. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant opposed the grant of anticipatory bail on the basis of allegations made in the first information report.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and considering the fact that the name of the petitioner has transpired on account of disclosure made by the co-accused and there is no recovery from his conscious possession, let the above named petitioner, who is a young boy having no criminal antecedent, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76954 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 3/3 where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Kankarbagh P.S. Case No. 698 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482

(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, subject to following condition:

(i) One of the bailors will be his father.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T