IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.882 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-689 Year-2021 Thana- WEST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- West Champaran ====================================================== Chandshekhar Pathak @ Chandsekhar Pathak @ Chandra Shekhar Pathak S/o Late Babunath Pathak R/o vill - Bargo, ward no. 11, P.s.- Ramnagar, Distt.- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Umesh Sharma S/o Late Chandradeo Sharma Proprietor Bharat Electronics Railly Bazar, Ramnagar, R/o vill- Railly Bazar, ward no. 21, Ramnagar, P.S.- Ramnagar, Distt.- West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, Addl. Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 323, 341, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 3. At the outset, learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that petitioner has been declared absconder and process of Section 82 of the Cr.P.C. has been initiated against him to ensure his appearance in the Court as such petitioner is not entitled to the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.882 of 2026(2) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 relief of anticipatory bail (Lavesh v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2012) 8 SCC 730, State of MP v. Pradeep Sharma (2014) 2 SCC 17, Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar 2021 SCC OnLine SC 955). 4. Considering the aforesaid development, petition for pre-arrest bail of petitioner is dismissed as not maintainable. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T