Santosh Kumar Sao @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81532 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2024 Thana- MUFFASIL District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Sao @ Santosh Kumar S/o- Mohan Saw Village- Bishnupur Chhati, PS- Deo District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uma Kant Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 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 offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the offences for which the instant FIR was instituted, carries punishment of seven years and less. It is next submitted that petitioner had earlier moved before this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc No. 54518 of 2024 and the same was disposed of by an order dated 30-7-2024 with a direction to the petitioner to file a representation before the concerned Superintendent of Police and the Investigating Officer of the case in terms of the order dated 13-2-2024 in Cr.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81532 of 2025(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/3 Misc No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari vs. the State of Bihar). 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner next submits that in pursuance of the order dated 30-7-2024 in Cr. Misc No. 54518 of 2024, the petitioner was given notice under Section 41A Cr.P.C and the petitioner during the course of investigation cooperated with the police and the police never felt the need of arresting the petitioner, but then charge-sheet came to be submitted based on which cognizance came to be taken, as such petitioner apprehends arrest. It is further submitted that petitioner during the course of investigation cooperated with the police and the police never felt the need of arresting the petitioner, whether it would be prudent for the court to send the petitioner to jail based on an order of cognizance which came to be taken after the charge-sheet was submitted. It is submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence.

5.

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

6.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81532 of 2025(2) dt.17-02-2026 3/3 bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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 Aurangabad (M) P.S. Case No. 113 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T