Khush Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32940 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-234 Year-2024 Thana- CHIRAIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Khush Ranjan Kumar S/O Ramashankar Prasad R/O Village- Kamal Pipra, P.S- Paharpur, Distt.- East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ansul, Sr. Advocate Mr. Eashita Raj, For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 29-08-2025 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 234 of 2024 for the offence punishable under sections 394 of the IPC lodged on 03.06.2024 by the informant, Karun Kumar.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that in the morning of 03.06.2024, he had taken Rs. 10,76,360/- from the Finance Company and he was going to the SCP Centre, but two accused persons riding on a motorcycle without number plate put a pistol on him and looted the amount along with other documents. Accordingly, the FIR.
4. In this case, earlier, a report was called for from the Trial Court which is on record dated 24.07.2025 according to which the case is pending at the stage of prosecution evidence
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32940 of 2025(4) dt.29-08-2025 2/3 and out of ten prosecution witnesses, none has been examined.
5. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that he has already suffered the custody since 05.08.2024 and if granted relief, shall be diligently appearing in the trial and if fails to do so, the Court concerned shall be taking steps for cancellation of his bail bond.
6. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail and submits that allegation against him is of snatching the bag containing huge amount and some amount was also recovered from his possession.
7. Though, allegation is there, the petitioner is in custody since 05.08.2024, an undertaking has been given that he shall be diligently appearing in the trial, and Trial Court report shows that the same is not likely to be taken up, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of bail with conditions.
8. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Sikrahna at Dhaka, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 234 of 2024 subject to the following conditions:
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32940 of 2025(4) dt.29-08-2025 3/3 (i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for one year to mark his attendance and at the end, the certificate be submitted before the Trial Court;
(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) priyanka/- U T