Sujeet Kumar @ Sujit Kumar @ Priyaranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24531 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2022 Thana- CHIRAIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sujeet Kumar @ Sujit Kumar @ Priyaranjan S/O Harif Sahani R/O VillageLalbegiya Nayka Tola, P.S- Chiraiya, Dist.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Bijendra Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard Mr. Abhishek Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Bijendra Kumar, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 23.12.2025 in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 153 of 2022, F.I.R. dated 25.03.2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 120B of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. According to prosecution case, all the accused persons including this petitioner committed murder of informant's brother due to previous enmity.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24531 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/3 petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. Although the petitioner is named in the FIR but from perusal of the FIR it appears that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner and at best the petitioner may be the member of the mob. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 23.12.2025.

5. The learned counsel for the informant as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that it has come during investigation in paragraph nos. 10, 11 and 20 of the case diary that the petitioner along with co-accused persons have participated in the present crime in question.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances that the petitioner has clean antecedent, there is no specific allegation against the petitioner and period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 4th ACJM, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 153 of 2022, subject to the following conditions:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24531 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 3/3 i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Vanisha/- U T