Reza @ Md. Kaunam @ Md. Kaunam Reza v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7225 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-326 Year-2025 Thana- BAHADURGANJ District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Reza @ Md. Kaunam @ Md. Kaunam Reza S/O Mehboob Reza R/O Paschimpali, College Road, Police Station - Kishanganj, District- Kishanganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhananjaya Nath Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 26-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Bahadurganj P.S. Case No. 326 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 309(6) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that unknown miscreants have looted a truck carrying vegetables and mobile phones and Rs. 600/- from the driver. The miscreants were in an Ertiga vehicle having registration no. WB-74BK-4417. It is also alleged that a lady was also there in the Ertiga vehicle. The case was filed against unknown miscreants.

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 during the course of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7225 of 2026(3) dt.26-02-2026 2/2 investigation, from perusal of para 26 of the case diary, it appears that the informant identified Shekhar Sinha and Jabi Roshan by seeing their photographs and afterwards they have given their confessional statement and the name of this petitioner has surfaced in the confessional statement of Shekhar Sinha and Jabi Roshan. Save and except the confessional statement, there is nothing against the petitioner. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 22.07.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of five 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in connection with Bahadurganj P.S. Case No. 326 of 2025.

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