IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9879 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-243 Year-2024 Thana- RAUTA District- Purnia ====================================================== Md. Ishtiyaque Anjum @ Ishtiyaque Anjum @ Ishtiyaque S/O Ali Asgar R/O Village- Dohomani, P.S- Rauta, Distt.- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Helal Ahmad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 26-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Rauta P.S. Case No. 243 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 334(1), 303(2), 317(2) & 3(5) of the BNS. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the informant who is the in-charge head master (maulvi) of the Madarsa found that twelve sacks of rice were stolen from the store room of Madarsa. It is further alleged that during the course of search, the stolen sacks of rice were recovered from the godown of one Abdul Hamid. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9879 of 2026(2) dt.26-02-2026 2/2 offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The name of this petitioner has surfaced in the confessional statement of Abdul Hamid. Save and except the confessional statement of co-accused, there is nothing against the petitioner. 5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Rauta P.S. Case No. 243 of 2024, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of B.N.S.S. durgesh/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T