IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7536 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2025 Thana- MADHEPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Sudhir Mukhiya @ Sudhir Kumar Mukhiya S/o Amir Lal Mukhiya @ Amir Mukhiya R/o Village - Banki, P.S - Madhepur, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Baleshwar Kamat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 308(2), 308(3) of B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act. 3. The allegation in the First Information Report is that on 03.09.2025, a secret information was received by the police that petitioner along with others were extorting money from different shopkeepers by showing his photographs with firearms. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that upon going through the contents of the First Information Report it would be evident that the co-accused Rupesh Kumar Yadav has been identified as the person, who used to demand extortion Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7536 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/3 money from small shopkeepers by showing his photographs with firearms. It would be clear from the reading of the F.I.R. that the thrust of the allegation is upon Rupesh Kumar Yadav and with regard to this petitioner, it has been submitted that at the fag end of the F.I.R., he is alleged to have stated that they used to get cigarette and gutka free of cost on account of fear of Rupesh Kumar Yadav. 5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and considering the fact that there is virtually no allegation against the petitioner of seeking extortion etc., and the same is specific against co-accused, Rupesh Kumar Yadav, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Madhepur P.S. Case No. 150 of 2025 (G.R. No.1714 of 2025), subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7536 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 3/3 the Cr.P.C/ Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. (i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife. (ii) The petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation, if not already concluded and make himself available as and when so required, failing which the prosecution will be at liberty to move cancellation of his bail bond. anand/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T