Rishu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4281 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-419 Year-2025 Thana- BELAGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Rishu Kumar Son of Manoj Thakur @ Manoj Kumar Resident of VillageBeladih, P.S.- Belaganj, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Dr.Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case No. 419 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 310(2) of B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that unknown miscreants entered in the house of the informant and committed theft of valuables and ornaments.

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. The F.I.R. was lodged against unknown miscreants. During course of investigation, one Shakti Paswan was apprehended and he has given his confessional. In his confessional statement, it has come that the looted ornaments were sold to one Sanjay Tamrakar

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4281 of 2026(2) dt.06-02-2026 2/2 through co-accused. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from his possession. Only on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Shakti Paswan, his name has surfaced. He is neither the seller nor the purchaser of stolen articles. He is languishing in judicial custody since 21.08.2025. Learned counsel has further submitted that similarly situated co-accused has been granted bail by this court vide Cr. Misc. No. 83517 of 2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case No. 419 of 2025.

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