Rohan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12167 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-278 Year-2025 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Rohan Kumar S/o- Somar Paswan @ Nagendra Paswan R/v- Kumhrar, Near Kali Mandir Ps- Agamkuan Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail registered for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the brother of the informant was shot dead by unknown miscreants. The FIR was lodged against unknown miscreants.

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 case. He also submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. During the course of investigation, co-accused Md. Shoab and Aditya Beesu have given their confessional statement in which

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12167 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 2/2 they have named the present petitioner. Save and except the confessional statement of co-accused persons, there is nothing against him, and from perusal of the confessional statement of co-accused persons, the only role that is attributed to the petitioner is that he has provided a bike. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 16.07.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

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 District & Sessions Judge-V, Patna City in connection with Sessions Trial No. 2313 of 2025 arising out of Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 278 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T