Keshav Jha @ Keshav Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29756 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-413 Year-2025 Thana- BIRAUL District- Darbhanga ====================================================== 1.
Keshav Jha @ Keshav Kumar Jha S/o Late Shyam Jha Resident of Village - Itwa, Shivnagar, Police Station - Biraul, District - Darbhanga 2.
Mukesh Jha @ Mukesh Kumar Jha S/o Late Shyam Jha Resident of Village - Itwa, Shivnagar, Police Station - Biraul, District - Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Durga Nand Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 05-05-2026 Heard Mr. Durga Nand Jha, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr. Satyendra Prasad, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioners seeks bail who is in custody since 21.01.2026 in connection with Biraul P.S. Case No. 413 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 18.10.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 329(3), 126(2), 115(2), 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.
3. Allegation against the petitioners is that they assaulted the informant and snatched his golden chain worth of Rs. 2,50,000/-.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29756 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/3 petitioners are innocent and they falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is false and fabricated and the petitioners have not committed any offences as alleged in the F.I.R. Initially the mother of the petitioners had filed a case against the informant and thereafter the informant has filed the present false case against the petitioners. He further submits that, upon a bare perusal of the FIR, it is evident that there are no specific allegations of assault or any overt act attributed to the petitioners. Rather, the allegations against them are general and omnibus in nature, with the remaining portions of the FIR containing merely ornamental assertions. The police after investigation submitted charge-sheet and the petitioners are in custody since 21.01.2026.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners and submits that petitioners have one criminal antecedent other than the present one.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29756 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 3/3 A.C.J.M., Biraul in connection with Biraul P.S. Case No. 413 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioners shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on their absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, their bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioners tamper with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T