Karu Prasad @ Rajeev Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85857 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2024 Thana- MANPUR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Karu Prasad @ Rajeev Ranjan Kumar S/O Late Baso Mahto Resident of Village- Noawan, P.S.- Asthawan, District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Anil Kumar No. I For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms.Anita Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-02-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147,149,188,341,342,332,353,307,504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that he received an information on 24.03.2024 that warranty Bhajju with his associates are planning to commit an occurrence. Accordingly, force reached the place of occurrence and arrested Bhajju and when the force was coming back to the police station, they were intercepted at village Manpur by 14-15 accused on motorcycle and car with an intent
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85857 of 2025(2) dt.03-02-2026 2/3 to free Bhajju. Further, Rajnish and Anjani were arrested and they disclosed the name of accused who fled. Further a motorcycle along with three mobiles of the accused persons who fled were seized.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR and he came to be implicated in the instant case during the course of investigation based on the fact that the seized motorcycle was registered in his name. It is further submitted that name of the son of the petitioner is Kattappa who had taken the motorcycle of the petitioner with an intent to free Bhajju, but then, fled leaving the motorcycle behind, as such, the name of Kattappa figures in the FIR as disclosed by the apprehended accused and later during the course of investigation, since the motorcycle is registered in the name of the petitioner, as such, he also came to be implicated. It is further submitted that petitioner is not a criminal and came to be implicated since his son had taken his motorcycle.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.
6. 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85857 of 2025(2) dt.03-02-2026 3/3 within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on 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 Manpur P. S. Case No.49 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNNS.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T