Pranav Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8969 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2022 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pranav Kumar S/o Subodh Kumar @ Subodh Kumar Chaudhary R/o Village - Adalwari, Hathsaarganj, Hajipur, P.S - Town Hajipur, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Abhishek Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Upendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 13-02-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 160 of 2022 registered for the offences under Sections 394/307 of the IPC & Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 26.09.2025.
4. As per FIR, some unknown miscreants committed robbery in petrol pump of the informant and looted cash during the occurrence. It is further alleged that miscreants open fired which hit to the leg of manager of the petrol pump.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that name of petitioner transpires on the basis of confessional statement of one Sonu Kumar, in furtherance of which nothing incriminating recovered/surfaced during the course
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8969 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 2/3 of investigation, as to connect this petitioner prima-facie with the present occurrence of robbery. It is submitted that petitioner was not put on TIP, as yet. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused person has already granted bail by one of the learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No. 14709 of 2023 dated 15.05.2023 and, therefore, as a matter of judicial parity this petitioner also deserves bail. While concluding the argument it is submitted that, petitioner found involved in four more cases, where he is on bail and almost in all cases his name transpired on the basis of confessional statement as of the present case, otherwise having no evidentiary value under law, and moreover, investigation of this case has already completed, and as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
6. Learned APP, while opposing the prayer for bail could not disputed aforesaid factual submission.
7. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as save and except suspicion arising out of confessional statement of co-accused as mentioned aforesaid, as prima-facie nothing transpires against this petitioner as to connect him with the present crime in question, coupled with the fact as petitioner remains in custody since 26.09.2025, accordingly above named petitioner, is directed to be released on bail in connection
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8969 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 3/3 with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 160 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Vaishali at Hajipur/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 480(3) of the B.N.S.S.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) S.Tripathi/- U T