Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3833 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-594 Year-2025 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ankit Kumar, Son of Ram Naresh Singh @ Ram Naresh Kumar, Resident of Vill./ Town- Chakthathan, P.S.- Paru, Dist.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 594 of 2025 dated 23.09.2025 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 61(1) & 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the husband of the informant was working in Quess Crop Ltd. On 22.09.2025, her husband along with other employee of that company including the petitioner went to village Chechar for the official work of bank where some dispute arose between her husband and other employees, as a result, the accused persons shot dead her husband.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3833 of 2026(3) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 case. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that there is nothing specific against the petitioner. There is no eye witness to the occurrence. Only on the basis of suspicion, the petitioner has been made accused in this case. The petitioner and other persons were employee of the same company. During investigation, no material has been found to connect the petitioner with the alleged crime. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 26.09.2025 having no criminal antecedents. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-II, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 594 of 2025.

(Khatim Reza, J) premchand/- U T