Patna High Court disposed of an anticipatory bail application. The court granted liberty to the petitioner to appear in the trial court and join proceedings without arrest, directing strict compliance with a recent Supreme Court order dated 23.04.2026.
Liberty to appear before the Trial Court by 28.08.2026 appearing with the relevant Supreme Court Order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53760 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-902 Year-2024 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - PATNA CITY District- Patna
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Mohit Kanodia S/o Dilip Kumar Kanodia R/o - 401, Pratibha Ashraya, Manik Sarkar Ghat Road, Near Deepprabha Cinema Hall, P.S. - Adampur Jagdishpur, P.O- Bhagalpur, District - Bhagalpur, Pin - 812001
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prashant Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad- A.P.P. ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER
learned APP Sri Chandra Bhushan Prasad for the State.
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next submitted that after cognizance is taken, summons are issued and if petitioner based on summons appears before the learned Trial Court, the petitioner will not be arrested rather will join the proceedings before the learned Trial Court and for the said submission relies on an order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in S.L.A. (Criminal) No.16221 of 2025 (Om Prakash Chhawnika @ Om Prakash Chabnika @ Om Prakash Chawnika vs. the State of Jharkhand and another) disposed off by an order dated 23.04.2026 and relies on Paragraphs-8, 9 and 10 of the said order.
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the anticipatory bail application is disposed off with a liberty to the petitioner to appear before the learned Trial Court on or before 28.8.2026 with a copy of the order dated 23.04.2026 in S.L.A. (Criminal) No.16221 of 2025 (Om Prakash Chhawnika @ Om Prakash Chabnika @ Om Prakash Chawnika vs. the State of Jharkhand and another ) and the learned Trial Court is directed to proceed strictly in accordance with the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether to grant anticipatory bail in the pending complaint case.
Whether the petitioner may avoid arrest to join proceedings at the Trial Court until 28.08.2026.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Om Prakash Chhawnika @ Om Prakash Chabnika @ Om Prakash Chawnika vs. the State of JharkhandReferred¶19
S.L.A. (Criminal) No.16221 of 2025 (Om Prakash Chhawnika @ Om Prakash Chabnika @ Om Prakash Chawnika vs. the State of Jharkhand and another)
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Mohit Kanodia
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Satyavrat Verma
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