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Meraz Khan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC20 Jul 2026CR. MISC./37501/2026

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Meraz Khan v. The State of Bihar; Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37501 of 2026; decided 20-07-2026; Satyavrat Verma, J; anticipatory bail; Section 482(2) BNSS; Sections 316(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; Naya Bhojpur P.S. Case No. 06 of 2026; Buxar; parity with co-accused Sarfu Sai @ Sarfuddin Sah, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 37009 of 2026 (order dated 20.07.2026); bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; Cooperative Bank Chairman; clean antecedents; application allowed.

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Anticipatory bail - release upon arrest or surrender within six weeks on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS. ¶21

Meraz Khan Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37501 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-6 Year-2026 Thana- Naya Bhojpur District- Buxar

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Meraz Khan S/O Late Sarfaraz Ahamad R/O Naya Bhojpur Pashchim Mohalla, P.S- Naya Bhojpur, Distt.- Buxar.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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4 20-07-2026

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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and has been falsely implicated in the instant case being Chairman of the Cooperative Bank. It is next submitted that Sarfu Sai @ Sarfuddin Sah had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Criminal Miscellaneous No. 37009 of 2026 and the same came to be allowed by an order dated 20.07.2026. It is next submitted that case of the petitioner if not akin is similar to

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37501 of 2026(4) dt.20-07-2026 2/2

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the case of Sarfu Sai.

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4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into consideration the order dated 20.07.2026 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 37009 of 2026, 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 Naya Bhojpur P.S. Case No. 06 of 2026 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

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6. Accordingly, the application stands allowed.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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rajesh/-

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