Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28943 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-285 Year-2024 Thana- PUPRI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ankit Kumar Son of Lalbabu Singh village - Bachopatti Got, P.S. - Bajpatti, Dist. - Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Virendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 309 of the B.N.S. & Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of two cases and is in custody since 20.12.2024 and the informant alleges that he was engaged in showing jewellery in his shop, when accused persons entered the shop with their face masked and demanded jewellery and thereafter also resorted to firing and assaulted the informant by butt of pistol.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that FIR is against unknown and the name of the petitioner transpired in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28943 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 2/3 the confessional statement of Raju Mukhiya in police custody, which does not have any evidentiary value. It is next submitted that similarly situated co-accused Nitish Kumar had approached this Court seeking regular bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.8137/2025 and the same was allowed by a learned Co-ordinate Bench by an order dated 08.05.2025. It is next submitted that though petitioner is in custody but then he was not put on T.I.P. It is next submitted that in the event if bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner will not abscond rather will co-operate in framing of charge and thereafter in the trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Pupri P.S. Case No.285/2024.

7. Further, one of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his father, namely, Lalbabu Singh.

8. It is made clear that if the learned trial court comes

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28943 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 3/3 to a conclusion that petitioner after his release is trying to delay the framing of charge or the trial, after framing of charge, in that event, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T