Patna High Court
Arvind SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The High Court allowed the anticipatory bail application, granting bail subject to the conditions prescribed under Section 482(2) of the CrPC.
Summary
The petitioner, Arvind Singh, applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a robbery case registered under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code. He asserted that he was not present at the scene of the alleged crime, which occurred on 15 September 2023, and that the motorcycle seized by police was registered in his name but was being used by his son. He provided a supplementary affidavit showing his residence and employment in Kolkata for the past 15‑20 years, arguing that he has no intention to abscond and will cooperate with the investigation. The State opposed the bail, but the High Court, after considering the affidavit and the petitioner's clean antecedents, ordered that he be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the CrPC. The application for anticipatory bail was therefore allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner under Section 482(2) of the CrPC in a case registered under Section 392 IPC.
- Whether the registration of the motorcycle in the petitioner's name suffices to implicate him in the alleged robbery.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482(2)
- Indian Penal Code — s. 392
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- robbery
- IPC 392
- motor vehicle registration
- CrPC 482
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74456 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-392 Year-2023 Thana- MUFFASIL District- Aurangabad
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Arvind Singh Son of Late Baijnath Singh R/o Village - Ajaniya, P.O.-
Khadiha, P.S.- Simara, District - Aurangabad.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Anand, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Lalan Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
3 19-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Section 392 of the
Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant
alleges that on 15.09.2023 at 08:00 PM, he was coming back
home after closing the shop on his motorcycle, when he was
intercepted by two unknown accused who on point of gun and
knife looted his motorcycle and other articles as detailed in the
FIR, thereafter the informant called the police and took the
police in the direction, the accused had fled, when he saw one of
the accused coming from that side on a motorcycle, but seeing
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the police, the accused fled leaving behind the motorcycle
which was seized.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner was not arrested from the spot. It is next submitted
that his name transpired in the case based on the fact that the
motorcycle was registered in his name. It is also submitted that
petitioner was not present on the date of occurrence rather he
stays in Calcutta where he works as a cook for his livelihood. It
is also submitted that son of the petitioner was using his
motorcycle, but since the motorcycle was registered in the name
of the petitioner, as such, he came to be implicated. It is also
submitted that a supplementary affidavit has been filed wherein
it has been specifically pleaded at Para-2 that petitioner for the
last 15-20 years is residing at 29, Sarat Boss Road, L. R. Sarani,
Circus Avenue, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020 and his Aadhaar
No. is 880263432222 and Health Card No. is
19071611026557691, as would manifest from Annexure P/2 to
the supplementary affidavit. It is also pleaded at Para-3 that
petitioner is working as cook in the office of Ranjit & Company
for the last 15 years and the addressed mentioned on his
Aaadhar card and Health Card is office address of Ranjit &
Company. It is next submitted that petitioner will not abscond
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rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the
anticipatory bail application of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner and taking into consideration the
pleadings made in the supplementary affidavit, the petitioner
above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a
period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail
on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand)
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of
the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court
in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 392 of 2023 subject
to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.
7. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail
application is allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Rishabh/-
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