Raju Kumar Verma @ Ramu Kumar Verma @ Ramu Kumar Soni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31630 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2026 Thana- AURANGABAD TOWN DistrictAurangabad ====================================================== Raju Kumar Verma @ Ramu Kumar Verma @ Ramu Kumar Soni S/OSuresh Prasad R/V- W.No-1, New Basti Saheb Tola Vihiya Ps- Vihiya DistBhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Kumari Kalpana Mishra, Advocate.

Ms. Richa Kumari, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 12-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Aurangabad (Town) P.S. Case No. 113 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305, 317(5), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that some unknown miscreants have committed theft in the house of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the FIR was lodged against unknown miscreants. During the course of investigation, co-accused Dev Verma

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31630 of 2026(2) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 disclosed that he had purchased the stolen jewellery from the petitioner at a low price. Thus, the name of the petitioner surfaced only in the confessional statement of the co-accused. Learned counsel submits that save and except the confessional statement of the co-accused, there is no material against the petitioner. It is further submitted that no recovery has been made from the possession of the petitioner. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 27.02.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad (Town) P.S. Case No. 113 of 2026.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T