Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Bind v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19332 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-699 Year-2024 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Bind Son of Aganu Bind Resident of Village - Sikthi, P.S. - Bhabua, District - Kaimur (Bhabua) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Kumar Sunil, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bhabhua P.S. Case No. 699 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 303(2) & 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3.

Prosecution case in short is that petitioner was caught with four stolen bicycles.

4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 04-09-2024. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent/s, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19332 of 2025(2) dt.09-04-2025 2/2 counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. There is no independent witness to the occurrence. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is labour and he was merely standing besides the bicycles. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bhabhua P.S. Case No. 699 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T