Patna High CourtCR. MISC./80965/2025bail granted

Naveen Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-12Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80965 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2020 Thana- HATHIDAH District- Patna ====================================================== Naveen Mahto S/o Late Bachhu Mahto R/o - Pali, P.S - Birpur, District - Lakhisarai, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate.

Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate.

Mr. Kanhaiya Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 12-01-2026

1. 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 offence punishable under Sections 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset seeks permission to make rectification at Para-5 of the anticipatory bail application. It is submitted that inadvertently the date of the FIR is recorded as 27.08.2020, when it ought to have been 20.02.2020.

4. Permission is accorded.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of two cases and the informant alleges that in the night his motorcycle was stolen from his house.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80965 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 2/3

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the stolen motorcycle was recovered from the house of the petitioner, for which, Mokama P.S. Case No.33/2020 dated 03.03.2020 was instituted in which the petitioner was taken in custody but subsequently was released on bail. It is further submitted that petitioner was already taken in custody when the stolen motorcycle was recovered but then petitioner was not aware that the aforesaid Mokama P.S. Case was instituted with regard of theft of motorcycle alleged in the instant FIR. It is next submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

7. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

8. 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 from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds 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 with Hathidah P.S. Case No.16/2020, subject to the conditions as laid down

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80965 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 3/3 under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T