Abhishek Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31619 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-209 Year-2026 Thana- MOTIHARI TOWN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Abhishek Kumar son of Vijay Sah Resident of village -Bela Murla PSRamgarhwa Distt -East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shanti Bhushan Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, 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 Motihari Town P.S. Case No. 209 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 398, 336(3), 340(2), 341(1), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner, along with others, was involved in preparing fake government certificates by scanning digital signatures and QR codes of transferred officers. It is further alleged that, on being asked, the petitioner along with others disclosed that they were preparing fake government documents.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31619 of 2026(2) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that from perusal of the seizure list, it will transpire that no incriminating material has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner, only a fake income certificate of one Aprajita Verma was recovered. He further submits that the seizure list does not co-relate with the allegations as leveled in the FIR. 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 01.03.2026.

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, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Motihari Town P.S. Case No. 209 of 2026. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T