IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71999 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-478 Year-2019 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Rahul Kumar Son of Ashok Singh R/o Village - Ward no.06, Dharmraychak, P.S.- Lakhisarai, District - Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Ravi Shankar Singh Son of Late Sahdev Singh R/o Chauki Ahshok Dham, Ward no. 1, P.S. - Lakhisarai, District - Lakhisarai. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajendra Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 27-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a complaint case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504, 420, 406 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner borrowed a sum of Rs. 5,00,000/- from the complainant for the purpose of solemnizing marriage of his sister with an assurance to return the same within 2-3 months. After three months, when the complainant demanded his money, this petitioner gave a cheque of Rs. 4,30,000/- on 27.10.2016, Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71999 of 2025(5) dt.27-01-2026 2/2 however, the same bounced due to insufficiency of funds. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case with ulterior motive. 5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the complaint petition with specific accusation that he borrowed a sum of Rs. 5,00,000/- from the complainant and when he asked to return the same, this petitioner issued a cheque which got bounced. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T