Raunak Kumar @ Raunak Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26939 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2024 Thana- SURSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Raunak Kumar @ Raunak Mandal S/O Khelawan Mandal Resident Of Village- Gopalpur, P.s- Sursand, Dist.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Sursand P.S. Case No. 191 of 2024 lodged on 22.04.2024, for the offences punishable under sections 364, 34 Indian Penal Code.

3. The accusation against the petitioner is that he, along with others, kidnapped the son of the informant at gunpoint for the purpose of ransom.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. It is contended that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case without any cogent material. The petitioner has no connection whatsoever with the co-accused, who has allegedly

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26939 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/3 named him, nor with the motorcycle said to have been used in the commission of the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that the entire story of kidnapping is fabricated, and in fact, the alleged victim himself concocted the story with an ulterior motive to extract money from his mother. The only basis for implicating the petitioner is that he is an accused in two other criminal cases, which cannot be a ground to deny bail in the present matter.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner has been named in the case on the basis of the confessional statement of coaccused, namely, Manish Mandal. It is further submitted that the motorcycle allegedly used in the commission of the offence has been recovered from the house of the petitioner, which prima facie establishes his involvement in the occurrence.

6. In this background, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Sursand P.S. Case No. 191/2024, pending before the learned SDJM, Pupri at Sitamarhi is hereby rejected.

7. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the Trial Court within six weeks from today, the Trial Court is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26939 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 3/3 directed to pass an order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day, without being prejudiced by the fact that the petitioner's anticipatory bail has been rejected by this Court. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T