Shekhar Kumar Sinha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10198 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2025 Thana- GARVANDANGA District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Shekhar Kumar Sinha Son of Basant Kumar Sinha Resident of VillageTedhari, P.S.- Jiyapokhar, District- Kishanganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Garbandanga (Garamdaga) P.S. Case No. 30 of 2025, Sessions Trial No. 361 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that three accused persons traveling in Ertiga car stopped the pickup vehicle of the informant, assaulted him and his cleaner, and forcibly took Rs. 10,000/-from his purse and fled away.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further submitted that there is a delay of six
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10198 of 2026(2) dt.10-03-2026 2/3 days in lodging the FIR without any plausible explanation, which in itself, raises doubt over the prosecution story. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence. He further contended that the name of the petitioner transpired in this case as being the owner of the Ertiga vehicle. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that T.I.P. has not been conducted till date to ascertain the involvement of the petitioner in the alleged offence. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner has got no concern with the alleged occurrence. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 08.08.2025 and has one criminal antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Garbandanga
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10198 of 2026(2) dt.10-03-2026 3/3 (Garamdaga) P.S. Case No. 30 of 2025, Sessions Trial No. 361 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.
(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T