Patna High Court
CR. MISC./30508/2026 of Rahul Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 23 July 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30508 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-2025 Thana- KOTWALI District- Munger ====================================================== Rahul Kumar S/O Anil Kumar @ Anil Yadav R/O Mohalla- Gaushala Marg, Ward no. 12, Mangrauni,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30508 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-2025 Thana- KOTWALI District- Munger ======================================================
Rahul Kumar S/O Anil Kumar @ Anil Yadav R/O Mohalla- Gaushala Marg, Ward no. 12, Mangrauni, Gaurakshani, P.S. and Dist.- Madhubani
... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Murari Narain Chaudhary, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
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23-07-2026 Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Kotwali (Munger) P.S. Case No. 225 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(2) and 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 10 of the Bihar Conduct of Examination Act, 1981.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is of facilitating impersonation in Secondary Teachers Eligibility Examination; in place of petitioner, his brother, namely Raju Kumar, was appearing in the said examination, who ultimately caught at the time of biometric registration and due to mismatch of photograph.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30508 of 2026(3) dt.23-07-2026
the petitioner is a victim of circumstances and in fact on the date of Secondary Teachers Eligibility Examination, he was seriously ill, and in the aforesaid premise, the brother of the petitioner went to the center to find out that there is any provision for re- examination. However, in the meanwhile, on suspicion, the brother of the petitioner was apprehended, leading to institution of the present case. The petitioner has a good career and in case he would be sent behind the bar, his future prospect shall be tarnished. Besides, the petitioner also carries fair antecedent and he undertakes that he will fully cooperate in the proceeding of the Court.
5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State opposed the pre-arrest bail application.
6. Having considered the submissions advanced on behalf of the learned Advocate for the respective parties and taking note of the fact that the petitioner is a student, having fair antecedent, besides his undertaking that he will fully cooperate in the proceeding of the Court, let the petitioner above named be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30508 of 2026(3) dt.23-07-2026
amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Munger / In Charge Successor Court in connection with Kotwali (Munger) P.S. Case No. 225 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with the further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioner.
shivank/- (Harish Kumar, J) U T