Jago Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84912 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-207 Year-2025 Thana- BAHERI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Jago Das Son of Kripal Das Resident of Village - Chakka, Police Station - Baheri, District - Darbhanga.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 10-02-2026

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

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(5), 318(4), 338 and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a senior citizen aged about 65 years and is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that accused persons including the petitioner withdrew money from the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna by scanning the account number of genuine beneficiaries and also tampered with the records.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that the petitioner has not withdrawn any money rather the same was credited in his account

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84912 of 2025(2) dt.10-02-2026 2/2 on account of mistake committed by the Awas Sahayak and when he was informed by the Awas Sahayak about the mistake, the money was credited in the account of the State Nodal Bank, it is submitted that the said fact also stands recorded in the order impugned. It is also submitted that petitioner is a senior citizen and has remained a person with clean antecedent and on account of mistake committed by Awas Sahayak, the amount was credited in his account and the moment he came to know the money was credited in the State Nodal Bank.

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, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail 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 Baheri P.S. Case No. 207 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T