Pappu Kumar @ Prabhu Shankar Pal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4989 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2025 Thana- NAUHATTA District- Saharsa ====================================================== Pappu Kumar @ Prabhu Shankar Pal, Son of Sandeep Kumar Pal, Resident of Village - Bhagwani, Ward No.- 01, P.S.- Ghaildh, District - Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

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

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Nauhatta P.S. Case No. 131 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 309(4) of B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that unknown miscreants have looted away altogether Rs. 45,320/- from the informant on gun point and fled away.

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 name of this petitioner is not there in the F.I.R. His name has surfaced during investigation in the confessional statement of one coaccused Bhushan Kumar. It has further been submitted that the C.C.T.V. footage installed at the shop shows only the face of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4989 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 Bhushan Kumar, Bhavesh Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar. It has also been submitted that this petitioner has also given his confessional statement. Nothing has been recovered form his possession. He has been framed in this case due to his antecedent. He is having criminal antecedent of 10 cases. Save and except the confessional statement, there is nothing against him. He is languishing in judicial custody since 14.08.2025.

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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Saharsa in connection with Nauhatta P.S. Case No. 131 of 2025 with the condition that petitioner shall cooperate in trail and mark his attendance weekly at Supaul P.S.

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