IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87278 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2025 Thana- RANIGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Amit Kumar Son of Late Brahmadev Mandal R/o Village - Chhatiouna, Ward No. 10, P.S. - Raniganj, Dist. - Araria. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Union of India through Department of Post, India. India ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhijeet Gautam, Advocate For the State : Mr. Mohammed Arif, APP For the Union of India : Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 3 09-01-2026 Heard Mr. Abhijeet Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Mohammed Arif, learned APP for the State and Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, learned CGC for the Union of India. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Raniganj P.S. Case No. 89 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 05.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(5), 318(4), 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023. 3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he has grabbed the Government money to the tune of Rs. 6,12,532.57 (Rupees Six Lakhs Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty Two and Fifty Seven Paise). 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he has been falsely implicated Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87278 of 2025(3) dt.09-01-2026 2/3 in the present case. As per allegation in the F.I.R. the petitioner has grabbed the total amount to the tune of Rs. 6,12,532.57 (Rupees Six Lakhs Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty Two and Fifty Seven Paise) and he has deposited Rs. 1,80,000/- (One Lakh and Eighty Thousand) on 15.01.2024 and the F.I.R. was instituted for grabbing an amount of Rs. 4,32,533/- ( Rupees Four Lakhs Thirty Two Thousand and Five Hundred Thirty Three). Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that he has deposited the same on 04.08.2025 in the Office of ASP, Araria, Sub-Divisional Araria and the authority has received the same. 5. Learned counsel for the Union of India, on the other hand, has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner and submits that although the petitioner has deposited the amount in question but initially he has grabbed the amount in question. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner having clean antecedent and he has deposited the entire grabbed amount in the Department, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87278 of 2025(3) dt.09-01-2026 3/3 A.C.J.M. 1st, Araria in connection with Raniganj P.S. Case No. 89 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/ Section 482(2) of BNSS, 2023 and with other following conditions :- (1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. (2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. (3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. Ibrar//- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T