Kishore Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12971 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-514 Year-2025 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Kishore Kumar S/O Shatrudhan Rai R/O Village- Vishambhar Patti, P.SHathauri, Distt.- Muzzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Nitish Kumar Sinha S/O Shiv Muni Prasad Regional Manager, L and T finance, R/O Village- Shahpur, P.O.- Bahuara, P.S- Dawath, Distt.- Rohtas, Bihar- 802216.
3.
The Compliance Officer, L and T Finance Limited 6th Floor, Brindavan, Plot No. 177, C.S.T. Road, Kalina, Santacruz (East), Mumbai- 400098, Maharashtra, India.
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Dayanand Singh, Advocate Mr. Dhananjay Kashyap, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State as also learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 514 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 316(4) & 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the petitioner, in conspiracy with officials of an NBFC (a non-banking company), fraudulently obtained and processed loans in the names of 22
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12971 of 2026(8) dt.27-07-2026 2/3 women by using forged KYC documents, manipulated Aadhaar details, and unauthorized OTP verification. It is alleged that the fraud resulted in the misappropriation of approximately 18.69 ₹ lakh, leading to registration of the FIR.
4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he has been in custody since 09.01.2026. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 3 of the bail application.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that, pursuant to the order dated 17.06.2026 (in Cr. Misc. No. 15261 of 2026), the petitioner has made payment to the informant to the tune of Rs. 6,22,000/- (Rs. Six Lakh Twenty-Two thousand), which is mentioned in paragraph No. 3 of the supplementary affidavit.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail. Learned counsel for the informant has no objection, if petitioner be enlarged on bail as he has received payment.
7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12971 of 2026(8) dt.27-07-2026 3/3 since petitioner has deposited the amount of Rs. 6,22,000/- (Rs. Six Lakh Twenty-Two thousand) with the informant, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
8. Accordingly, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) ₹ with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below/concerned Court in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 514 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:
(I) One of the bailors shall be a close family member of the petitioner.
(II) The petitioner shall remain physically present on each and every date fixed during the trial. In the event of his default in appearance on two consecutive dates without sufficient cause, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail bonds. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T