Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21190 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-347 Year-2025 Thana- JANDAHA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Manish Kumar S/o Late Pawan Mahto R/o Village - Dharampur, P.O - Keshav Narayanpur, P.S - Tajpur, District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Devashish Prasoon, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Nikhilesh Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 02-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the Informant.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Jandaha P.S. Case No.347 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 103, 61(2) & 3(5) of B.N.S. and under Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that Ranjeet Kumar fired at the head of the informant's son. After that Manjeet Kumar fired at the chest of the informant's son. It is further stated that Ashish Kumar and Sonu Kumar also fired which miss the informant's son.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the FIR it is clear that though the petitioner has been arrayed in FIR in the list of the accused persons but no overt act is alleged against him. Learned counsel

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21190 of 2026(2) dt.02-04-2026 2/2 for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is only member of the mob. It has further been submitted that one Ramanand Chaudhary against whom there is allegation of exhorting has been granted bail by the learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 663 of 2026. The case of this petitioner stands on better footing. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 22.11.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned counsel for the Informant.

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. 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 court of learned A.C.J.M.-VII, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Jandaha P.S. Case No.347 of 2025.

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