Rajeev Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10532 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2025 Thana- SANGRAMPUR District- Munger ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar S/o Kailash Mandal R/o Village - Koraji, P.S - Sangrampur, District - Munger ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajendra Prasad Yadav, Advocate Mr. Surya Narayan Yadav,Advocate Mr. M.S. Hoda, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Pranav Kumar Jha, Advocate Mr. Sarveshwar Tiwari, Advocate Mr. Chandra Mohan Jha, Advoocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 135 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 103, 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 11.08.2025, son of the informant left his shop and thereafter went missing. On 13.08.2025, dead body of the son of informant was recovered from the Tauri river. Informant suspected that the petitioner along with F.I.R. named accused persons might have killed his son as co-accused Md. Afroz had threatened to kill his son.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name has transpired in this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of coaccused Shiva Kumar. The allegation of having threatened to kill the son of the informant is against co-accused Md. Afroz. There is no eye-witness to the occurrence. It is further submitted that the deceased was missing since 11.08.2025 and his body was recovered on 13.08.2025, but the F.I.R. was lodged on 15.08.2025 without any explanation. Charge-sheet has already been submitted against the petitioner. The Petitioner has one criminal antecedent and he is on bail in that case and is in judicial custody since 10.10.2025. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused person Md. Naushad has been granted the privilege of bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court by order dated 23.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 408 of 2026.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the facts and circumstance of the case, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10532 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 3/3 furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Munger, in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 135 of 2025.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Praveen Kumar, J) Jyoti/- U T