Banti Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22283 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1431 Year-2024 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Banti Kumar, Son of Jitendra Singh, Resident of Village-Ambara Tej Singh, P.S.-Saraiya, District -Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pushp Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 1431 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 309(4) of the B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that unknown miscreants have looted altogether Rs. 2,83,000/- from the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the FIR was lodged against unknown miscreants. The name of this petitioner has transpired on the basis of self confessional statement given to police in custody in another case Mahua P.S.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22283 of 2026(2) dt.17-04-2026 2/2 Case No. 182 of 2025. It has further been submitted that save and except the self confessional statement, there is nothing against the petitioner and the confessional statement is not a legal material. Nothing has been recovered from his possession. No T.I.P. has been conducted. It has further been submitted that similarly situated co-accused Nishant Kumar has been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 5010 of 2026. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 23.04.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail has submitted that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of three cases.

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 learned S.J.-Vcum-A.C.J.M.-IV, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 1431 of 2024.

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