IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.113 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2016 Thana- PAKRIDAYAL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Pawan Kumar Singh S/o- Vijay Singh Resident of Tharbitiya P.S- Pakridayal Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kundan Rathore Alias Kundan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. 3. At the outset, learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail application and submitted that petitioner has moved this anticipatory bail application after lapse of 10 years of the institution of F.I.R. and there is no plausible explanation for the delay. It appears that petitioner has no apprehension of arrest. 4. Considering the inordinate delay of 10 years in moving the pre-arrest bail application, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T