Ashish Kumar @ Shaktiman v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3090 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2025 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Ashish Kumar @ Shaktiman S/o Birendra Kumar Jaiswal R/o vill - Fulwariya, P.S.- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 2.
Sonelal Sharma @ Marhwa @ Madhva S/o Late Mahendra Thakur @ Mahendra Sharma R/o vill - Fulwariya, P.S.- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Ms. Vaishnavi Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Pushpa Sinha, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Dhaka P. S. Case No. 279 of 2025 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109, 103(1), 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per prosecution story, the informant alleged that on 04.06.2025 all the F.I.R. named accused, including these petitioners, came to the house of informant, abused and assaulted his father with Bamboo stick and Laathi, as a result of which he died during course of treatment.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3090 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 2/2 specific allegation of assault is against co-accused Abhishek @ Abhishek Jaiswal, who is alleged to have assaulted the father of the informant with Bamboo stick and Lathi. It is further submitted that there is general and omnibus allegation against these petitioners and no specific allegation has been attributed against them. Similarly situated co-accused, namely, Golu Kumar has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 14.11.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 74048 of 2025. Petitioners are in custody since 30.08.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
6. Considering the nature of allegation and period of custody, the bail application is allowed. Let the above named petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sikrahna, Dhaka, East Champaran in connection with Dhaka P. S. Case No. 279 of 2025.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T