Anil Gupta @ Anil Kumar Gupta Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41309 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-181 Year-2026 Thana- RUPASPUR District- Patna

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Anil Gupta @ Anil Kumar Gupta Son of Sudesh Kumar Gupta @ Sudesh Gupta Resident of Asco Bhawan, 4, Jalandhar Road, Patel Nagar, P.S.Kapurthala, District- Kapurthala, State- Punjab, At present- Flat No. 102, Pushpanjli Apartment, Vasant Vihar Colony, Boring Road, P.S.- Budha Colony, Patna, Bihar.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Manish Kumar Jha Son of Chetnarayan Jha Authorized representative of Sri Savitr solar Private Ltd., R/o 3rd Floor, A-4, Plot No. 17, Jawaharlal Nehru Path, near Red Velvet Hotel, Bailey Road, P.S.- Rupaspur, Danapur, Patna801503.

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate. Mr. Vishal Vikram Rana, Advocate. Ms. Misha Bharti, Advocate. Mr. Utkarsh Vikram Rana, Advocate. Mr. Kumar Shourabh, Advocate. Mr. Akash Priye, Advocate. Mr. Rishav Kumar Rao, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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2 03-07-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioner has prayed for bail registered for the offence punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 319(2), 338, 336(4), 340(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 which is correspondent to Sections 406, 420, 419, 467, 469, 471 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner who is alleged to be one of the directors of Shri Savitr

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41309 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 2/3

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Solar Private Limited is said to have used the letterhead of one Shri Savitr Solar Private Limited and on that basis, attempted to obtain a tender.

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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. It is further submitted that it was merely an attempt and no tender was ever allotted to him, rather the tender itself was cancelled. It is further submitted that from perusal of the FIR itself, it would transpire that according to the case of the prosecution, there are altogether 7 directors in the company, namely ASCO Switchgears Private Limited. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a sleeping director and he does not have any active role. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused person namely, Savita Gupta has been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 34402 of 2026. Moreover, 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 16.04.2026.

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The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent of four cases.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41309 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 3/3

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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 with the conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate in the trial, shall remain physically present on each and every date fixed by the learned court below. 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 A.C.J.M.-II, Danapur in connection with Rupaspur P.S. Case No. 181 of 2026.

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(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)

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Sudhanshu/-

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