Patna High Court – Orders
Laxmi Kant Pathak @ Laxmi Pathak vs The State Of Bihar on 7 July, 2026
Author: Prabhat Kumar Singh
Bench: Prabhat Kumar Singh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33357 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2024 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur
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Laxmi Kant Pathak @ Laxmi Pathak Son of Late Ramdev Pathak Resident of
Village- Kararoo, P.S.- Paroo, District- Muzaffarpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar , Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Anita Kumari , APP
For informant : Mr. Anunay Shahi , Advocate
Ms. Priya Ranjan, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
3 07-07-2026
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the
State .
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in case registered for
the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148 , 149, 341,
323, 324, 307, 325 , 379, 427, 504 and 506 of IPC and later on
302 of IPC was added.
3 . At the outset, learned advocate appearing on behalf
of informant submitted that petitioner has been declared
absconder and process of Sections 82 and 83 of the Cr.P.C. has
been initiated on 20.12.2025 against him to ensure his
appearance in the Court as such petitioner is not entitled to the
relief of anticipatory bail (Lavesh v. State (NCT of Delhi)
(2012) 8 SCC 730, State of MP v. Pradeep Sharma (2014) 2
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33357 of 2026(3) dt.07-07-2026
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SCC 17, Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar 2021 SCC
OnLine SC 955).
4. Considering the aforesaid development, petition
for pre-arrest bail of petitioner is dismissed as not maintainable .
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-
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