Prakash Jha @ Kari Jha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1192 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-126 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHNAUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Prakash Jha @ Kari Jha s/o Laxmikant Jha @ Laxmi Kant Jha R/O VillageLaufa, Ward No.-9, PS- Lakhnaour, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Jitendra Kumar Bharti Ms. Nitu Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shyameshwar Dayal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Lakhnaur P.S. Case No. 126 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 352, 351(2) of BNS and Section 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. The prosecution case according to informant is that on 11.10.2025 at about 1:45 AM accused Prakash Jha threatened by a country made pistol and was saying that he had come to shoot Chandan Jha, the son of informant and later he was apprehended by villagers and the country made pistol and accused was handed over to the police.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. No occurrence in the manner as alleged has ever taken place and entire prosecution case is full of concoction and fabrication. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has been implicated in the present case only on the basis of dirty village politics and previous enmity. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 11.10.2025. A statement has been made in para 3 of the bail petition that petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and considering the period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail after framing of charge on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,-I, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Lakhnaur P.S. Case No. 126 of 2025 subject to the following conditions :- (i). Petitioner will remain physically present in trial on each and every date till the disposal of the case failing which, on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1192 of 2026(2) dt.15-01-2026 3/3 the petitioner may be cancelled by the Trial Court. (ii). One of the bailor shall be his family member. (S. B. Pd. Singh, J) Ankit Kumar/- U T