Patna High Court
CR. MISC./14771/2026 of Anurag Kumar Salarpuriya @ Anurag Kumar Salarpuria Vs The State of Bihar on 24 July 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14771 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2017 Thana- SHAMBHUGANJ District- Banka ====================================================== Anurag Kumar Salarpuriya @ Anurag Kumar Salarpuria S/o Shri Rajkumar Salarpuriya R/o Gurudwara
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14771 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2017 Thana- SHAMBHUGANJ District- Banka ======================================================
Anurag Kumar Salarpuriya @ Anurag Kumar Salarpuria S/o Shri Rajkumar Salarpuriya R/o Gurudwara Road, Opposite Vijay Bank, Mirdula Lane, Jagdishpur, P.S- Kotwali, Dist- Bhagalpur, Bihar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr.Mritunjay Kumar
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Parmeshwar Mehta
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
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ORAL ORDER
24-07-2026
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 406, 420, 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case, but then, the said case is also for the same occurrence for which the instant FIR has been instituted. It is next submitted that informant alleges that one Babloo Das was entrusted with the work of fixing water supply pipeline at Gram Panchayat, Parmanandpur in lieu of a cheque of Rs. One lac was given to him, but Babloo in- connivance with the Branch Manager manipulated the amount Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14771 of 2026(2) dt.24-07-2026
of Rs.21 Lacs and withdrew the amount.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR and the thrust of the allegation is against Babloo. It is further submitted that since petitioner was also seen in the CCTV footage at the bank, as such, he also came to be implicated, but then a separate FIR has already been instituted being Bhagalpur Kotwali P. S. Case No. 731 of 2017, in which the petitioner has been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail. It is thus submitted that for the same occurrence two FIRs have been lodged.
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 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 Shambhuganj P. S. Case No.160 of 2017, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14771 of 2026(2) dt.24-07-2026
7. The application stands allowed.
vikash/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T