Patna High Court
Shailendra Singh TarkarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The Court dismissed the petitioner's application for anticipatory bail.
Summary
Shailendra Singh Tarkar applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS Case No. 18 of 2025) that alleges he extorted money from government officials while posing as an RTI activist and journalist. The prosecution charged him under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 67 of the Income Tax Act. The petitioner contended that he is innocent and that the allegations are false, but disclosed that he already has two pending criminal cases of a similar nature for which he is on bail. The State opposed the anticipatory bail application. The Court, after considering the seriousness of the allegations and the petitioner’s prior criminal antecedents, declined to grant anticipatory bail. Consequently, the application for anticipatory bail was dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner in view of the alleged offences and his prior criminal antecedents
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 111(2)(b), 111(3), 221, 229(2), 234, 308(2), 336(4), 3(5), 351, 352, 356, 61(2)
- Income Tax Act — s. 67
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- extortion
- RTI activist
- journalist
- criminal antecedents
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Income Tax Act
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33327 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2025 Thana- Chitragupta Nagar District- Khagaria
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Shailendra Singh Tarkar S/o Late Shyamnandan Prasad Singh Resident of
Village- Sanhauli, PS- Chitragupt Nagar, District- Khagaria
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Basant Kumar Tripathy, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Anil Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
3 10-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection
with Chitragupt Nagar P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025 instituted
under Sections 111(2)(b)/ 111(3)/ 336(4)/ 308(2)/ 351/ 234/
229(2)/ 356/ 221/ 352/ 61(2)/ 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita and Section 67 of I.T. Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is involved
in extorting money from government servants claiming himself
to be R.T.I. activist and journalist.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this
case. Petitioner has two criminal antecedents in which he is on
bail.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33327 of 2025(3) dt.10-03-2026
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5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer
for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the allegations levelled against the
petitioner and that he has two other criminal antecedents of
similar nature, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory
bail to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
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