Arvind Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Arvind Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail prayer allowed: provisional bail upon arrest or surrender within eight weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge (Electricity), PESU Area, Patna, subject to section 482 BNSS conditions, upon deposit of Rs. 3,50,000 with the Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, SBPDCL, Bhusaula; bail to be confirmed by the court below on compliance and cancellable on failure to comply; order passed without entering into merits, deposit subject to final result of the criminal case.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who apprehends arrest in connection with Phulwari Sharif Police Station Case No. 787 of 2024, should be granted bail, and on what conditions.

Court's answer

Prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed: in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks, the petitioner is to be enlarged on provisional bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge (Electricity), PESU Area, Patna, in connection with Phulwari Sharif Police Station Case No. 787 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Ratio / Principle

Condition (i): at the time of furnishing the bail bond, Rs. 3,50,000 shall be deposited by the petitioner in the office of the Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., Bhusaula, Phulwari Sharif, District Patna.

Key takeaways

Condition (ii): if the petitioner complies with the order, the provisional bail shall be confirmed by the court below itself.ratio¶18
Condition (iii): if the petitioner fails to comply with the order, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.ratio¶19
The order was passed without going into the merits of the case, solely for the purpose of grant of bail, and the deposit is subject to the final result of the criminal case.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.), Criminal Miscellaneous No. 88158 of 2025, order dated 17-01-2026: Prayer for bail of Arvind Kumar, who apprehended arrest in Phulwari Sharif Police Station Case No. 787 of 2024 for offences under sections 279 and 427 of IPC and section 139 of the Bihar Electricity Act, 2003, was allowed. Per the F.I.R., the petitioner allegedly crashed his vehicle into a pole, damaging it and interrupting electricity supply in 20 villages, causing alleged revenue loss of Rs. 3,50,000/- to the Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., Bhusaula. On the petitioner's offer to deposit Rs. 3,50,000 without admitting guilt, he was to be enlarged on provisional bail, upon arrest/surrender within eight weeks, on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties before the learned Special Judge (Electricity), PESU Area, Patna, subject to section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the condition of depositing Rs. 3,50,000 with the Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, SBPDCL, Bhusaula; bail to be confirmed by the court below on compliance and cancellable on default. Order expressly passed without going into the merits, the deposit being subject to the final result of the criminal case.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88158 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-787 Year-2024 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna

====================================================== Arvind Kumar Son of Shivjee Sharma Resident Of Village - Mathiyapur Near Devi Sthan Kuan Jamsaut, P.S. - Phulwari Sharif, Dist. - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1 . The State of Bihar 2. The Assistant Engineer ,Electric Supply Bhusaula, Phulwari Sharif , Patna

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Satya Nand Shukla, APP For SBPDCL : Mr. Dr. Anand Kumar , Advocate Mr. Ranjan Prakash, Advocate Mr. Anuradha Mishra, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 17-01-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State

and opposite party no.2.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 279 and 427 of IPC and section 139 of Bihar Electricity Act, 2003 .

3 . As per F.I.R. petitioner is alleged to have crashed his vehicle into a pole due to which pole got damaged and it led to interruption of electricity supply in 20 villages and as such,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88158 of 2025(2) dt.17-01-2026 2/3

petitioner caused revenue loss of Rs. 3,50,000/- to the Electric Supply Division South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., Bhusaula , Phulwari Sharif, District- Patna .

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, without admitting his guilt and without prejudice to his right and contention, is ready to deposit Rs. 3,50,000 in the office of Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., Bhusaula , Phulwari Sharif, Patna .

5 . Considering the aforesaid facts and other circumstances, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on provisional bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge (Electricity) , PESU Area , Patna in connection with Phulwari Sharif Police Station Case No. 787 of 2024 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 as well as on following conditions:-

(i) At the time of furnishing bail bond, Rs. 3,50,000/shall be deposited by the petitioner in the office of Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., Bhusaula , Phulwari Sharif DistrictPatna .

(ii) If the petitioner complies with the order, provisional bail shall be confirmed by the court below itself.

(iii) If the petitioner fails to comply with the order, court below shall be at liberty to cancel bail bonds of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88158 of 2025(2) dt.17-01-2026 3/3

It is made clear that without going into the merit of the case, aforesaid order has been passed only for the purpose of grant of bail and this deposit would be subject to the final result of the criminal case .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

Koushik/-

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