Anuj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2721 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-278 Year-2025 Thana- BUXAR MUFFSIL District- Buxar
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                 Anuj Kumar Son of Sahdeo Prasad @ Sahdev Prasad Yadav Resident of
                 Village- Dera, P.S.- Thali, District- Nawada,

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    The Deptt. of Vigilance through its Director General Bihar, Patna Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   05-02-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with

                   Muffasil (Buxar) P.S. Case No. 278 of 2025 registered for the

                   offence punishable under Sections 308(2), 316(5), 318(4), 61(2)

                   of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 7(a), 7/13 of the Prevention of

                   Corruption Act.

                                3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the police

                   had information that a newly appointed Sepoy, namely, Niranjan

                   Kumar is collecting cash for getting the candidates passed in

                   medical. When the team reached there, they inquired from

                   Niranjan Kumar regarding the occurrence. Niranjan Kumar

                   disclosed that Aditya Kumar has called him on 10.07.2025 in
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          evening and told that those who have to face re-medical

          examination, they will have to pay Rs. 10,000/- each if they have

          to pass the same. The calls were made through whatsapp. Niranjan

          Kumar further disclosed that he has collected Rs. 10,000/- from

          per candidate and has collected Rs. 3,50,000/- which was given to

          Ankush Kumar for keeping and rest amount he has received on

          his Airtel payment bank through pay phone. He has received Rs.

          65,000/- on Airtel payment bank pay phone and on S.B.I. pay

          phone numbers he has received Rs. 65,000/- also. One Anuj

          Kumar has also received Rs. 30,000/- on his pay phone.

                       4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

          has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no

          offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. From perusal

          of the FIR, it will transpire that the main thrust of the allegation is

          against Niranjan Kumar and Aditya Kumar. Only allegation

          against the petitioner is that he has received Rs.30,000/-. In this

          case, Niranjan Kumar has given his confessional statement. He

          has not stated any role of this petitioner in the conspiracy or that

          the petitioner had no knowledge as to how the cash was collected.

          He further submits that the co-accused, namely Aditya Kumar

          Sharma and Niranjan Kumar, have been granted bail by the Co-

          ordinate Bench as well as from this Court passed in Cr. Misc. Nos.

          83093 of 2025 and 87507 of 2025, respectively. He also submits
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                      that in this case, a charge sheet has been submitted, and all the

                      witnesses are police personnel, as such, there is no chance of

                      tampering of evidence. He further submits that a statement has

                      been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal

                      antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since

                      13.07.2025.

                                   5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently

                      opposed the application for bail.

                                   6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and

                      considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is

                      inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.         The above named

                      petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail

                      bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of

                      the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special

                      Judge, Vigilance, Patna in connection with Muffasil (Buxar) P.S.

                      Case No. 278 of 2025.



                                             (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
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