Navin Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22801 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-510 Year-2019 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Navin Kumar Son of Laxman Sah R/O Mohalla- Bara Bariyarpur (Motihari), P.S.- Chatauni, District- East Champaran (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 29-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 287 and 304/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation in the FIR is that during the cooking of mid-day meal, an accident took place due to blast of boiler and many people sustained injury, whereas three persons died. The boiler was installed by an NGO illegally without any license/permission.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the boiler was running for the preparation of mid-day meal through Nav Prayash Organization (NGO) after getting the requisite permission of the District Programme Officer (MDM), East

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22801 of 2025(3) dt.29-05-2025 2/2 Champaran. It is further submitted that one Narendra Singh had taken a contract through the NGO for running the said boiler and the present petitioner was only working as a delivery boy who was also one of the persons who got injured during the occurrence. This fact has surfaced in the joint enquiry report dated 16.11.2019 which has been annexed as Annexure-P/4 to the present application showing the petitioner as one of the injured. It is next submitted that the petitioner was working as a nonkitchen staff and for no fault of his, he is in custody since 25.01.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State, however, opposes the prayer for regular bail.

6.

Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, the above named petitioner is directed to 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 the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 510 of 2019.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) divyanshi/- U T