IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5299 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2025 Thana- PANAPUR District- Saran ======================================================

1. Manoj Prasad @ Manoj Rai S/O Late Ramanand Rai R/O Vill.- Satjora Bazar, P.S.- Panapur, Dist.- Saran.

2. Sonu Kumar Rai @ Sonu Kumar S/O Manoj Rai R/O Vill.- Satjora Bazar, P.S.- Panapur, Dist.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nawal Kishore Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

2 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2.The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 153 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 118(1), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the petitioners along with other six per