Aakash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10952 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-335 Year-2025 Thana- SINGHWARA District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Aakash Kumar Son of Hari Dayal Yadav Resident of Village- Buchaman, P.S.- Sadar, District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Madhuri Lata, 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 Singhwara P.S. Case No. 335 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that three unknown miscreants on a motorcycle intercepted the informant, looted Rs. 3,50,000/- along with other important documents and key of his motorcycle on the point of pistol and fled away from the spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10952 of 2026(2) dt.10-03-2026 2/3 the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused person and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is next submitted that the motorcycle which was being used in the alleged occurrence has been recovered from the courtyard of the petitioner and the same was kept by co-accused, namely, Lalit Yadav who happens to be the own brother-in-law of the petitioner. It is further submitted that neither any recovery of any looted article has been made from the petitioner nor any T.I.
parade has been conducted in this case rather looted articles have been recovered from the possession of other co-accused persons. The petitioner is in custody since 02.12.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other co-accused has been granted regular bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 26.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 9155 of 2026.
5. Learned APP 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 and taking into account the period of custody
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10952 of 2026(2) dt.10-03-2026 3/3 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 Singhwara P.S. Case No. 335 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T