IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23604 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-222 Year-2022 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sanjeet Sah @ Ranjeet Sah Son of Nagina Sah Resident of Village - Bahadurpur, P.O. - Bahadurpur, P.S. - Bahadurpur, District - Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, Pin - 274409 ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 03-06-2026 Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State through virtual mode. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 222 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 342, 323, 353, 427, 307, 147, 148, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. On the alleged date and time of occurrence, while the police personnels were engaged in vehicle checking, in the meanwhile, one unknown Tata Magic Van started fleeing away, without getting his vehicle checked and due to which, he dashed an unknown motorcycle rider and fled away. Subsequently, the petitioner along with others and 20-25 unknown persons Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23604 of 2026(3) dt.03-06-2026 2/3 assembled there and started protesting the vehicle checking. All the accused persons shouted slogans, abused and attacked the police force. There is further allegation that the accused persons also broken the barricading and blocked main road. 4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that save and except the omnibus nature of allegation, there is nothing against the petitioner that he has anyhow actively participated in the crime. The false implication of the petitioner also be verified from the CCTV footage that he had not participated in the crime, but only on account of he being a local resident, his name has been implicated in this case. Moreover, the petitioner bears fair antecedent and so far the delay in approaching the Court is concerned, it has been explained that since the actual name of the petitioner is Ranjeet Sah, Son of Nagina Sah, but in the FIR it has been incorrectly mentioned as Sanjeet Sah, Son of Nagina Sah; hence, the petitioner was not even acquainted with regard to institution of the present case. 5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State opposed the pre-arrest bail application and submits that the petitioner has actively participated in the crime and deterred the police officials to discharge their duty. 6. Regard being had to the submissions made on Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23604 of 2026(3) dt.03-06-2026 3/3 behalf of the parties and considering the omnibus nature of allegation, coupled with the fair antecedent, 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 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Special Judge, POCSO, Gopalganj in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 222 of 2022, 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