IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8438 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-263 Year-2025 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ======================================================

Pankaj Kumar Singh S/o- Nand G. Singh Resident of Village- Chamanpura, P.S-Baikunthpur, District - Gopalganj, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Prasoon Shekhar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER

2 17-02-2026 Heard Mr. Prasoon Shekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Baikunthpur Police Station Case No. 263 of 2025 dated 20.07.2025, disclosing the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the BNS lodged by the informant, Narendra Singh.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant alleged that the petitioner along with other accused persons, who are agnates of the informant, came