Nishant Kumar @ Nishant Kumar Rajput @ Kunal @ Rauky v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5010 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1431 Year-2024 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Nishant Kumar @ Nishant Kumar Rajput @ Kunal @ Rauky Son of Dinesh Singh Resident of village- Narangi Jagdish, Ps- Jaitpur, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 1431 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 309(4) of the B.N.S., 2023. Further, Section 309(4) has also been added.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that unknown miscreants have looted altogether Rs. 2,83,000/- from the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5010 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 was lodged against unknown miscreants. During the course of investigation, the petitioner was remanded in this case from Mahua P.S. Case No. 182 of 2025; thereupon, the petitioner has given his confessional statement. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. Save and except the confessional statement, there is nothing against the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 25.04.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of two cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-IV, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 1431 of 2024.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T