Randheer Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12209 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2024 Thana- SAHIYARA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Randheer Kumar S/O Ram Sakal Rai R/O village- Rikhauli, ward no. -15, P.S. - Dumra, Dist. - Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Virendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jai Narain Thakur, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sahiyara P.S. Case No. 54 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case is that on 28.04.2024 midnight, 7-10 armed miscreants forcibly entered the houses of Vishwanath Singh and Ranjan Kumar, threatened their families at gunpoint, assaulted them, and looted cash, jewellery, and valuables. After locking the victims inside, the accused fled with the looted articles.

4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 28.01.2025. Petitioner bears eight criminal antecedents, as per disclosure made in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12209 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/3 paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5. It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Other co-accused has been granted bail by this Bench vide order dated 16.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 89459 of 2025.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner, claim based on parity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Sahiyara P.S. Case No. 54 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:

(I) One of the bailors shall be the petitioner's own or close member.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12209 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 3/3 (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed during the trial and shall not remain absent on two consecutive dates without sufficient cause.

(III) The petitioner shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence or influence/intimidate any witness during the course of trial.

In case of violation of any of the aforesaid conditions, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T