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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./1921/2026bail granted

Bali Ram Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-20Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1921 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-240 Year-2025 Thana- KAMTAUL District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Bali Ram Sharma S/o Shyam Sundar Sharma R/o Village- Lakhanpur, P.SJajuar, Dist- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate :

Mr. Aradhana Kumari, Advocate :

Mr. Akash Deep, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 20-01-2026 Heard Mr. Vikas Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Upendra Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 09.11.2025 in connection with Kamtaul P.S. Case No. 240 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 07.11.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

3. According to prosecution case, the informant alleged that when he along with other person were proceeding towards poultry farm, then two unknowns persons riding a motorcycle came and forcibly stopped their vehicle and assaulted them and snatched their mobile phones and fled away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1921 of 2026(2) dt.20-01-2026 2/3 false and fabricated. Petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name transpired on the basis of confessional statement of coaccused person, namely, Sunil Kumar and except the confessional statement of co-accused person, no other cogent material has come during investigation which suggest the involvement of the petitioner in the present occurrence. Infact petitioner is the owner of the mobile repairing shop and the said Sunil Kumar has given the mobile to the petitioner for repair and the same was recovered from the shop of the petitioner. He further submits that from bare perusal of the FIR it appears that FIR mentions a mobile phone of POCO company bearing IMEI no.868737078981840 and 868737078981857 but the mobile phone allegedly seized from the petitioner's shop is of REALME company, bearing IMEI no. 860318077601735 and 860318077601727 and the petitioner is in custody since 09.11.2025.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with Kamtaul P.S. Case No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1921 of 2026(2) dt.20-01-2026 3/3 240 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T