IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5131 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2025 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Mangesh Kumar S/o Naresh Paswan R/o Village- Okilganj, P.S- Dobhi, Dist- Gaya, At Present R/o Village- Ghirsindi Kala, P.S- Barachatti, Dist- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 32 of 2025 instituted under Sections 308(2), 308(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. As per the prosecution case, unknown persons who impersonated as Sales Tax Officer are alleged to have demanded money. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case and his name has come in the confessional statement of accused persons. Petitioner has clean antecedent. 5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5131 of 2026(3) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the allegations levelled against the petitioner, this is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed. 8. The petitioner is directed to surrender within two weeks from today and pray for regular bail, failing which the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gayaji will take all steps for arrest of the petitioner. 9. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gayaji through FAX or e-mail for its compliance. tusharika/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T