Ankit Kumar @ Ankit Patel v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81558 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-100 Year-2025 Thana- Raghuvanshnagar District- Purnia ====================================================== Ankit Kumar @ Ankit Patel S/o Dilip Ray @ Dalo Patel R/o VillageKoriyani Tola, Dhamdaha Madhya, Ward No.-01, P.S- Dhamdaha, Distt.- Purnea.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Rashmi Sharma, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-01-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Raghubansh Nagar P.S. Case No.100 of 2025 instituted under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 & 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on patrolling the police party noticed a white Hyundai I-10 car and on seeing the police, the driver rushed the car but was chased down and when the vehicle was stopped, one person i.e. petitioner was fled away from the spot. It is further alleged that all the four co-accused persons disclosed the name of petitioner as fled away person and on search of vehicle, altogether 6 live cartridges were recovered from the back pocket of the front passenger's seat of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81558 of 2025(2) dt.08-01-2026 2/3 the vehicle.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case only on the basis of disclosure statement made by the apprehended co-accused. He further submits that the petitioner was neither present on the spot and nor any incriminating material has been recovered from his conscious possession. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has no concern either with the seized vehicle or with the cartridges or with the other co-accused persons of this case. He further submits that except the disclosure statement of the co-accused, there is no material against the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is a young student of 23 years, having got clean antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.
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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81558 of 2025(2) dt.08-01-2026 3/3 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnia in connection with Raghubansh Nagar P.S. Case No.100 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
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