Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84405 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-343 Year-2024 Thana- BHAGALPUR KOTWALI DistrictBhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

Manish Kumar S/o Parmanand Mandal R/o Village- Parbatti, Near Durga Asthan, PS- University, District- Bhagalpur 2.

Vikash Kumar S/o Vijay Kumar R/o Labbu Pasi Lane, P.S.- University, Distt.- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amrendra Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-02-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners, at the outset, seeks permission to withdraw the present anticipatory bail application with respect to petitioner no.2, Vikash Kumar, who was arrested during pendency of the instant anticipatory bail application.

3. Permission is accorded.

4. Accordingly, instant petition is dismissed as withdrawn with respect to petitioner no.2, Vikash Kumar.

5. The petitioner no.1 seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84405 of 2025(2) dt.18-02-2026 2/3 Sections 190, 191(2)(3), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 132, 324(4), 352, 351(2), 223 and 61(2) of the B.N.S.

6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner no.1 is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on the eve of Kali Puja a procession was taken out in which ruckus was created and the accused persons used filthy language against the Present and Secretary of Sri Sri 108 Kali Maharani Mahanagar Kendriya Maha Samiti, on account of which, stampede like situation arose.

7. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case. It is further submitted that petitioner is not named in the FIR and during the course of investigation based on CCTV footage his name transpired, but then, petitioner is a resident of a place which is closed to the place of occurrence, as such, petitioner out of inquisitiveness had come to the place of occurrence to witness the occurrence when he came to be implicated.

8. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.

9. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner no.1, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84405 of 2025(2) dt.18-02-2026 3/3 is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum 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 Kotwali P. S. Case No.343 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

10.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T