Upendra Kumar @ Upendra Pandit @ Rohit v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9286 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-404 Year-2025 Thana- ISLAMPUR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Upendra Kumar @ Upendra Pandit @ Rohit S/o Kamdev Pandit @ Gorakh Pandit R/o Village - Kohra, P.S - Tehta (Makhdumpur), District - Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amit Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 310(2) and 311 of BNS.
3. The case of the prosecution is that 7-8 unknown miscreants entered the house of the informant and they have masked their face. They started tying the hands of the informant. The informant objected then they started assaulting the informant with knife. 2-3 amongst those miscreants started looting the articles. It is alleged that they have assaulted the son of the informant with knife. It is also alleged that one Ashok Kumar was also being assaulted by knife. The
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9286 of 2026(2) dt.20-02-2026 2/3 miscreants altogether took away cash of Rs. 20,000/- and mobiles.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the FIR was lodged against unknown miscreants. Learned counsel has further submitted that from a vehicle, the purse and aadhaar card of the informant were recovered. That vehicle belongs to a school and the petitioner is the driver of the said vehicle. He is not the owner of the vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 20.08.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and has submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of four 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 released on bail in connection with Islampur P.S. Case No. 404 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9286 of 2026(2) dt.20-02-2026 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-I, Hilsa, Nalanda.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T