Patna High CourtCR. MISC./27400/2026bail granted

Punit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-14Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27400 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-737 Year-2025 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Punit Kumar S/o Late Amerika Sah R/o Lachanauta, P.S.- Gaunaha, DistrictWest Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gyan Prakash For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Nath Jha Mr.Umesh Chandra Verma Mr.Sharad Kumar Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 14-05-2026

1. 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 80, 238 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 10.02.2026 and is a person with clean antecedent and is the brother in-law of the deceased. It is next submitted that Rabesh Kumar @ Ravesh Kumar had approached this Court seeking regular bail by fling Cr. Misc. No.24469 of 2026 and the same came to be allowed by an order date 13.5.2026. It is further submitted that case of the petitioner is similar to the case of Rabesh Kumar.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27400 of 2026(2) dt.14-05-2026 2/2

4. Learned A.P.P. as well as the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant are not in a position to rebut the said submission of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the order dated 13.05.2026 in Cr. Misc. No.24469 of 2026, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Shikarpur P. S. Case No.737 of 2025.

6. The application stands allowed.

7. However, it is made clear that if the learned trial court comes to a conclusion that petitioner after her release is trying the delay the framing of charge or after framing of charge is trying to delay the trial in both the conditions, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T