Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32869 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2024 Thana- RANIYATALAB District- Patna ====================================================== Ankit Kumar S/O Surya Kumar @ Gabrudan Singh @ Surya Kant Singh Resident of Bara Raniyatalab, P.S.- Raniyatalab, Dist.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 14-11-2025 Heard Mr. Ravindra Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
The petitioners are in custody in connection with Raniyatalab P.S. Case No. 57 of 2024 for the offence punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with section 27 of, the Arms Act lodged on 20.02.2024 by the informant, Ravindra Singh.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that while he had gone to Raghopur to attend a housewarming ceremony, his son Omkar Kumar (deceased) had gone for milking. Around the evening hours, the daughter-in-law, Rani Devi (petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 56740 of 2024) informed that neither the deceased has returned nor is attending the phone calls. A search was made when he was found dead with bullet injuries. Besides, cartridges were present near the dead body. Accordingly, FIR against unknown.
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4. It is the submission of the petitioner that he has already suffered by being in custody since 09.05.2024 and if given a chance, he shall be diligently appearing in trial. The last submission is that charges have been framed in the matter.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail submitting that Rani Devi after granting bail tried her level best that the charge is not framed and the petitioner may not cooperate in the trial.
6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he shall be appearing on each and every date and failure to do so, the Court concerned shall take steps for cancellation of his bail bond, if granted relief.
7. Considering the submissions of the parties as also that he has remained in custody since 09.05.2024, charges have been framed, an undertaking has been given that he shall be diligently appearing in trial, 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) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District Judge-VII, Danapur in connection with Raniyatalab P.S. Case No. 57 of 2024 subject to the following conditions: (i) one of the bailor should be the family
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(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so even on a single date 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 month till the conclusion of the trial to mark his attendance and the certificate be submitted to the 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) Vijay Singh/- U T