Vikash Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10268 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-509 Year-2024 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Vikash Kumar Jha S/o- Arun Kumar Jha @ Arun Jha Resident of VillageFulhara Police Station- Singhiya and District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Syed Ehteshamuddin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 509 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that some unknown miscreants have killed the brother of the informant. The informant believes that Jitu Yadav and his friends have committed this offence.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10268 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026 2/3 case. During the course of investigation, Jitu Yadav @ Jitendra Kumar Yaduvanshi has given his confessional statement in which he has stated that Chandra Bhushan Yadav @ Jhagru Yadav fired at the deceased. Save and except the confessional statement of co-accused namely, Jitu Yadav there is nothing against this petitioner. No role has been attributed to the petitioner. He also submits that from perusal of the order of the learned trial court, it will transpire that only one entry and exit wound was found on the person of the deceased. It means that only one gun shot was fired at the deceased. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 15.07.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of one case.

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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IX, Darbhanga in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10268 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026 3/3 connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 509 of 2024. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T