Mukesh Patel @ Mukesh Kumar @ Vasant v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21407 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2025 Thana- TAJPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Mukesh Patel @ Mukesh Kumar @ Vasant Son of Pawan Mahto @ Pawan Kumar Resident of Village- Harpur Bhindi, P.S.- Tajpur, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 01-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Tajpur P.S. Case No. 140 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Section 309(4) of BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution is that three unknown miscreants intercepted the informant and on gun point, snatched his locket. They were on a bike bearing Registration No. BR33BD 9275.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel has submitted that the petitioner was apprehended in Tajpur P.S. Case No. 141 of 2025 wherein he

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21407 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 has given his confessional statement and on the basis of his confessional statement, the locket was recovered from one Uday. Save and except confessional statement, there is nothing against this petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from his possession.

5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner and has submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of three cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Tajpur P.S. Case No. 140 of 2025, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and A.C.J.M.-1st, Samastipur subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of B.N.S.S.

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