Vikram Kumar @ Anil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3202 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIHARI TOWN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Vikram Kumar @ Anil Kumar S/O Uma Shankar @ Uma Shankar Sah @ Uma Shankar Gupta R/O Village- Agarwa Mohalla Chiknighat Road Ward No. 38, P.S- Motihari Town, Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 299 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 307, 326 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3.

Prosecution case in brief is that all the co-accused persons including the petitioner have fired upon the informant, who was sitting with his mother at 'Braham Baba Asthan', with the intention to kill. In the meantime, mother of the informant, namely, Seema Devi got injured by fire arm injury, thereafter, she was taken up for treatment.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3202 of 2025(2) dt.24-01-2025 2/3 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 25-10-2024. Petitioner bears two criminal antecedents, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case owing to the fact that petitioner is neighbour of the informant. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner, rather allegation is general and omnibus in nature. It is submitted that allegations do not corroborate with the injury report, as only mother of the informant has sustained single fire arm injury. Other co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 21-09-2024, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 50038 of 2024.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. It is submitted that independent witnesses have supported the case. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and taking into account the fact that there is no specific allegation of firing is attributed against the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3202 of 2025(2) dt.24-01-2025 3/3 8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 299 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T