Ravindra Kumar Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28391 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-256 Year-2024 Thana- PHULPARAS District- Madhubani ====================================================== Ravindra Kumar Mahto S/O Ram Prakash Mahto R/O Vill.- Kalapatti Barhi, P.s.- Phulparas, Dist.- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uday Chand Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025 Heard Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr.Binod Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Phulparas P.S. Case No. 256 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 356 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, three bikeborne miscreants snatched the mobile phone of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is not named in the FIR and name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Rajesh Kumar Ram, from whose house the stolen mobile phone of the informant was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28391 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 2/3 recovered, and confessional statement made before police has no evidentiary value. Petitioner is in custody since23.08.2024.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the bail prayer.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the fact that recovery of stolen mobile is made from the house of co-accused Rajesh Kumar Ram and name of the petitioner has surfaced on the basis of his confessional statement and confessional statement made before police has no evidentiary value, the learned District Court is directed to release the petitioner, above named, on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani / Concerned Court in connection with Phulparas P.S. Case No. 256 of 2024 subject to the following conditions:

(i) Bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the Court concerned.

(ii) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28391 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 3/3 (iii) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. (iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence, after his release on bail, the trial Court shall take steps to cancel his bail bond.

(v) The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T