Manjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90118 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-2025 Thana- TIKAPATTI District- Purnia ====================================================== Manjit Kumar S/o Baleshwar Yadav @ Vegeshwar Yadav Resident of Village - Dhusar, P.S. - Tikapatti, District - Purnia ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Musowir, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Renuka Ratnakar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-02-2026

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 310(2) and 311 of the BNS.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on 11.06.2025, at 02:30 a.m., while he was taking rest on his tractor with maize loaded, when five unknown accused came and looted him of his articles including Rs.3,500/- and even took the keys of the tractor and left him after tying his hands and legs.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that FIR is against unknown and the name of the petitioner transpired in the confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Subham

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90118 of 2025(2) dt.18-02-2026 2/2 Kumar in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value in the eye of law. It is further submitted that Subham Kumar has already been granted the privilege of regular bail by the learned trial court itself. It is reiterated and submitted that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent.

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 from today, 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 Tikapatti P.S. Case No. 86 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the BNSS.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T