Raj Kumar @ Raj Kumar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91707 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2024 Thana- BYPASS District- Patna ====================================================== Raj Kumar @ Raj Kumar Prasad Son of Late Ram Chandra Saw Resident of Bhoothnath Road, Near Vandana Enclave, Police Station - Agam Kuan, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dharmesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-01-2026 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 offence under Sections 285, 427, 436 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per F.I.R., due to unknown reasons, fire took place in the godown of this petitioner where one drum of mobil was kept. The incident of fire also caused damage to adjacent residential building of Arun Kumar, situated near the godown and thereafter, godown was sealed by the informant at the instruction of superior officials and F.I.R. was lodged against proprietor of godown.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91707 of 2025(2) dt.20-01-2026 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been made accused in this case only because he happens to be one of the proprietor of the godown. As a matter of fact, there was accidental fire in the godown, which did not cause any loss of life, except damage to the adjacent building of one Arun Kumar and damage to the petitioner himself, but said Arun Kumar has not filed any complaint against petitioner. He further submits that one of the proprietor, having similar and identical allegation namely Pankaj Kumar, has already been granted anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 03.07.2024 passed in Cr.Misc. No. 37618 of 2024. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court concerned 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patna City (Patna) in connection with Bypass P.S. Case No. 46 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2)

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91707 of 2025(2) dt.20-01-2026 3/3 of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T