Vikesh Kumar @ Bikesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13856 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2025 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Vikesh Kumar @ Bikesh Kumar S/o Dukha Rai @ Dukha Ray Resident of village- Mohanpur, ward No 02, PS- Brahmapuri, Distt- Sarlahi Nepal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ayush Kumar, Advocate Mr. Bhuwan Jayan, Advocate Ms. Rangeeta Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sonbersa P.S. Case No. 299 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 318(4), 61 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have helped co-accused in facilitating her entry into the boundaries of India on the basis of fake passport.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13856 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/3 this case. It is further submitted that the co-accused, against whom there is allegation of entering the boundaries of India on the basis of fake passport, has been granted the privilege of regular bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 10618 of 2026 and the petitioner at best can be said to be the abettor of entrance of coaccused. It is also submitted that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner except a mobile phone which the petitioner claims that it is his own mobile. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has clean criminal antecedent and is in custody since 05.11.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the fact that the co-accused person has already been granted the privilege of regular bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court and the petitioner bears clean antecedent, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Sitamarhi, in connection with Sonbersa P.S. Case No. 299 of 2025.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13856 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 3/3

7. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) Jyoti/- U T