Sahdev @ Rishabh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24240 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-322 Year-2024 Thana- UJIYARPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Sahdev @ Rishabh kumar Son of Mr. Ramvinod Mahto @ Ramvinod Singh Resident of Village - Dihgaonpur, Police Station - Ujiarpur, District - Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajiv Nayan, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rita Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-07-2025 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 303(2) and 334(1) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that on 15.12.2024, he received an information that the lock of the computer room of the school has been broken. When he reached school along with other local people, he found that three locks were broken and several articles were missing.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and his name has surfaced in the confessional statement of the co-accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24240 of 2025(5) dt.17-07-2025 2/3 Shubham Kumar. It is further submitted that the co-accused Shubam Kumar confessed that he has kept the laptop in the house of the petitioner. It is next submitted no article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner rather all the stolen articles were recovered from the possession of the other co-accused. It is also submitted that the similarly situated coaccused person has already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 28.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 23359 of 2025. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent and is in custody since 14.12.2024.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and also considering the period of custody, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Samastipur, in connection with Ujiyarpur P.S. Case No. 322 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24240 of 2025(5) dt.17-07-2025 3/3 required by the learned Trial Court.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be canceled by the Court concerned.

(iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

(v) The learned 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.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) Jyoti/- U T