Harsh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26033 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-229 Year-2025 Thana- WARISLIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Harsh Kumar S/O Sudhir Singh @ Sudhir Kumar Singh Resident of VillageSimridih, P.S- Warisaliganj, District- Nawada, ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Warisaliganj P.S. Case No. 229 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 309(4) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that unknown miscreants have looted mobile, Rs. 2,000/-and a video camera of 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. He further submits that the FIR was lodged against unknown miscreants. During the course of investigation, one coaccused, namely, Shambhu Kumar, gave his confessional statement in which he named the present petitioner. It is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26033 of 2026(2) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 submitted that, save and except the confessional statement of the co-accused, there is no material against the petitioner. No recovery has been made from his possession. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner was not identified in the Test Identification Parade (TIP). A copy of the TIP chart has been annexed as Annexure P/1, which shows that the petitioner was not identified by the informant. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 18.06.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has criminal antecedent of two 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 Additional Sessions Judge-II, Nawada in connection with Warisaliganj P.S. Case No. 229 of 2025.

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