Patna High CourtCR. MISC./13334/2026bail granted

Shailesh Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

2026-03-12Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13334 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-478 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada ====================================================== Shailesh Prasad Son of Bisundeo Prasad @ Vishundev Prasad Resident of Village - Gurmha, P.S.- Muffasil, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pushp Raj Singh, Advocate Mr.Vikram Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case no. 478 of 2025 registered under sections 303(2) 318(2), 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) and 111 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that seeing the police personnel, the accused persons started to run away. In the first raid conducted, one person namely Vallabh Raj was arrested from whose possession certain articles were recovered. In the second raid conducted in the village Garmha Badhar, two other persons including the petitioner herein were

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13334 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/3 arrested. It is further stated that on search some mobile phones were recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Further on seeing the WhatsApp chat in the mobile phone recovered from the possession of the petitioner, certain screenshots of the financial transactions of strangers were present.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession. He is in custody since 25.11.2025 and chargesheet has been submitted in the case. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

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

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR, the list of articles said to have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner, his being in custody for more than 3 months since 25.11.2025, not having any criminal antecedent and chargesheet having been submitted in the case, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case no. 478 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13334 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 3/3 satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial MagistrateI, Nawada. (Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T