Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8515 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-209 Year-2025 Thana- SAMASTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Sonu Kumar S/O Rajeshwar Thakur Resident of vill.- Harpur Mahamada, P.SPusa, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Indiwar Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Samastipur Town P.S. Case No. 209 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 341(1), 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per FIR, co-accused Jagdish Sah, in collusion with other co-accused persons, committed cheating by creating forged documents and by entering wrong khata and plot number of a piece of land, over which, there was stay by the court.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is simply a victim of circumstances. He is only identifier in the alleged sale-deed. Petitioner is not the beneficiary of the alleged transaction. Purchaser of the land namely Praveen Kumar has already been granted anticipatory

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8515 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/2 bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 17.02.2026 passed in Cr.Misc. No. 89366 of 2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Samastipur in connection with Samastipur Town P.S. Case No. 209 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Anay U T