Md. Raja @ Md. Raja Rajak @ Rajjak @ Rankaran v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36646 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-59 Year-2025 Thana- GURUA District- Gaya ====================================================== Md. Raja @ Md. Raja Rajak @ Rajjak @ Rankaran S/o Md. Mujib Rahman @ Md. Mujib @ Mojibur Rahman R/o Mohalla - Gewal Bigha, Muslim Hotel, P.S. - Rampur, Dist. - Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tabish Sharfuddin, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 09-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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

3. As per the prosecution case, some unknown miscreants committed theft of gold and silver ornaments worth about Rs. 6 lakh and cash of Rs. 25,000/- from the informant's jewellery shop.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the First Information Report was lodged against unknown miscreants of committing theft in the informant's shop of ornaments worth Rs. 6 lakh and cash Rs. 25,000/-. The name of the petitioner transpired during investigation in the confessional statement of one Sunny Kumar, which has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36646 of 2026(2) dt.09-06-2026 2/3 evidentiary value. It has further been submitted that no recovery has been made from the possession of the petitioner. It is further pointed out that several other co-accused persons of the present case have been granted bail by different co-ordinate Benches of this Court which has been annexed as Annexure-2 series. The case of Khesari Khan, who was granted bail vide order dated 17.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 64985 of 2025, stands on similar footing and he also had several antecedents. The petitioner is in custody since 13.06.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition of the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner has several antecedents.

6. However, in response it has been submitted that it is on account of his antecedents that he has been made an accused in the present case and the charge sheet has also been submitted.

7. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the basis of implication of the petitioner is confessional statement of co-accused before police and the charge sheet has already been submitted, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36646 of 2026(2) dt.09-06-2026 3/3 Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sherghati at Gaya/concerned Court below in connection with Gurua P.S. Case No. 59 of 2025 subject to conditions that:- (i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned court concerned.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) priyanka/Nitu/- U T