Nagendra Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12547 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2024 Thana- SARAI RANJAN District- Samastipur ====================================================== Nagendra Mahto Son of Ram Kishun Mahto R/O Village- Daulatpur Chandi, P.S- Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhirendra Prasad Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 27-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Sarai Ranjan P.S. Case No. 113 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 309(4) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that two unknown miscreants have snatched the bolero pickup of the informant on gunpoint.

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 FIR was lodged against unknown miscreants. During the course of the investigation, one Arvind Sahni was apprehended and he has given his confessional statement in which

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12547 of 2026(2) dt.27-02-2026 2/2 the name of this petitioner has surfaced. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Save and except the confessional statement, there is nothing against the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 16.11.2024.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of twenty one cases.

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 with the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall remain present on each and every date fixed by the learned trial court and shall mark his weekly attendance at Vaishali P.S. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Sarairanjan P.S. Case No. 113 of 2024.

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