Dilip Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91221 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-586 Year-2025 Thana- AURANGABAD TOWN DistrictAurangabad ====================================================== Dilip Kumar S/o- Krishna Yadav Resident of Village- Kodia Jarwan, P.S.- Pinjarwa, District- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Binod Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-03-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 303(2), 317(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 11(3)(d) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act.
3. As per prosecution case, petitioner is owner of the pick-up van which was seized while illegally transporting 8 cows.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be registered owner of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91221 of 2025(3) dt.16-03-2026 2/2 the seized pickup van. As a matter of fact, the pickup van in question was hired by one Sunil Kumar for transportation of cattle and petitioner was unaware of the nature of consignment. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad (Town) P.S. Case No. 586 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T