Patna High Court
CR. MISC./29365/2026 of Manish Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 7 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29365 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2021 Thana- AGAMKUAN District- Patna ====================================================== Manish Kumar S/O Ramadhin Kharavar R/O Village- Firojpur, P.S.- Ramgarh, Distt.- Kaimur at Bhabua.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29365 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2021 Thana- AGAMKUAN District- Patna ======================================================
Manish Kumar S/O Ramadhin Kharavar R/O Village- Firojpur, P.S.- Ramgarh, Distt.- Kaimur at Bhabua.
... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
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ORAL ORDER
07-08-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Agamkuan P.S. Case No. 73 of 2021 for the offence under sections 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code lodged on 25.01.2021 by the informant, Rahul Kumar Chaurasia.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that while checking the admit card, it was found that an impostor was entering the examination hall. Sonu Kumar, who was entering the examination hall in the name of Shashikant Kumar, was taken into custody, and it transpired that the person was not Sonu Kumar but the present petitioner, Manish Kumar. This led to the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, at Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29365 of 2026(4) dt.07-08-2026
that time, he got the benefit of Section 41(A) of the Cr.P.C. as he cooperated in the investigation but now charge-sheet has been submitted and as such, the anticipatory bail application. The submission is that in the said NTPC examination, he was standing outside and had no role to play in entering in the name of the candidate, Shashikant Kumar but was picked up by the Police.
5. Learned APP, Mr. Bharat Bhushan opposes the prayer submitting that he was entering with the admit card of Shashikant Kumar.
6. Taking into account the submissions of the parties as also that earlier he got the benefit of Section 41(A) of the Cr.P.C., in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Patna City in connection with Agamkuan P.S. Case No. 73 of 2021 subject to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29365 of 2026(4) dt.07-08-2026
member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document (Aadhaar Card/Voter ID Card/Pan Card/Driving License) to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall be appearing before the Police Station as and when required for cooperating in the investigation;
(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds.
Adnan/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U T