Pramod Kumar @ Pramod Kumar Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25724 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-704 Year-2025 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== Pramod Kumar @ Pramod Kumar Mahto Son of Late Ram Naresh Mahto Resident of Village- Piyar Purwa, P.S.- Marhawarh, District- Saran (Chhapra) ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Adesh Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Marhawrah P.S. Case No. 704 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 310(4), 310(5) of BNS and 25(1-b) a, 26, 35 of Arms Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with others has kidnapped one Parbindra Paswan and has demanded Rs. three lakhs as ransom from his family members.
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 from perusal of the FIR, it will transpire that from the house of this petitioner, altogether one lakh seventy two thousand and five hundred rupees
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25724 of 2026(3) dt.19-06-2026 2/2 was recovered. He has further been submitted that during course of investigation Parbindra Paswan has given his statement and in his statement, he has not named anybody rather he has stated that he was kidnapped by all the persons and total two lakhs were handed over to them. Regarding cash, he has further submitted that the cash has been recovered from his house which is his own money. A statement has been made in para-3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 21.10.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, 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 1st class judicial, Magistrate, Saran in connection with Marhawrah P.S. Case No. 704 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sneha/- U T