Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14287 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-436 Year-2025 Thana- KAUWAKOL District- Nawada ====================================================== Sonu Kumar, S/o Uday Yadav @ Late Uday Yadav @ Udesh Yadav, R/o Village- Chhabail, P.S- Kawakol, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms. Muskan Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nagendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Kawakol P.S. Case No. 436 of 2025 dated 21.10.2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 310(2) and 311 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the informant has alleged that on 21.10.2025 he had taken Toto Rickshaw of Sonu Kumar (petitioner) for bringing his father from another village when reached at Karhar Power Grid, in the meantime, seven persons reached there from opposite side on three motorcycles having lathi and iron rod in their hands and one person asked the informant to give Rs. 50,000/- and when the informant refused to do so, then the all accused persons
2/4 assaulted him from lathi and iron rod due to which he sustained head injury and his left hand also got seriously injured. It is further alleged that one accused person snatched gold locket, mobile of Vivo Company bearing Mob No.- 9608598772 and Mobile No.-7808459532 and one silver bracelet and Rs. 5000 cash. It is further alleged that other co-accused persons took the battery of Toto Rickshaw vehicle and they threw the informant in the canal and thereafter, all the accused fled away.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the present F.I.R. has been lodged against seven unknown accused persons. The name of the petitioners has come only on the basis of confessional statement of Sachin Kumar. Except confessional statement of Sachin Kumar, there is no material in the case diary to connect the petitioner with the said crime. It is further submitted that nothing has been recovered from the house of the petitioner. Only on the basis of confessional statement, the petitioner has been made accused in this case. Lastly, it has been submitted that he has no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
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6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Kawakol P.S. Case No. 436 of 2025, he shall be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Nawada, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S..
1. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.
2. One of the bailors will be his own blood relation, preferably father, mother, brother, sister and or his wife.
3. The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the court concerned if the petitioner is made accused in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on ground of misuse.
4. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will
4/4 be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. 5.The petitioner shall appear before the Police Station of his local area every fortnight to mark his attendance till framing of the charge. (Khatim Reza, J) prabhat/- U T