IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13722 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-275 Year-2023 Thana- MOKAMAH District- Patna ====================================================== Dharmendra Kumar S/o- Late Suresh Rai @ Ram R/v- Ward No 11, Gram Panchayat More, Eastern, Ps- Mokama Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 379 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. It is alleged that this petitioner, being ward Sachiv, illegally withdrew Rs. 48,000/- from the account of the Panchayat. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Rather, it was a bone fide mistake and petitioner has already deposited the entire alleged amount of Rs. 48,000/- in the account concerned vide Annexure- P/2 and 2/A. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. 5. Considering the fact that petitioner has already deposited entire alleged amount and claims clean antecedent, Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13722 of 2026(2) dt.23-03-2026 2/2 this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-III, Barh, Patna in connection with Mokama P. S. Case No. 275 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T