IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29534 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-136 Year-2024 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Guddu Rai @ Guddu Kumar Son of Late Ashok Rai @ Bhikari Rai Resident of Village- Pachrukhiya PS- Koilwar, Dist- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 379 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 11 and 56 of the B.P. (CPIMTS) Act. 3. As per prosecution case, on 09.03.2024 the informant got the secret information about illegal sand mining. On raid, all the FIR named accused persons including the petitioner managed to escape. It is claimed that Government incurred loss of around Rs. 16,93,200/- due to illegal mining. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that the petitioner is Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29534 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 2/2 not named in the FIR, his named transpired in this case on the confessional statement of local chaukidar. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submits that petitioner has got seven criminal antecedents. 6. Considering the criminal antecedents, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. ajay/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T