Gaurav Kumar Jha @ Gaurab Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37154 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2025 Thana- JALALGARH District- Purnia ====================================================== Gaurav Kumar Jha @ Gaurab Kumar Jha Son Of Milan Kumar Jha Village -Ekamba Ps -Jalalgarh District -Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Chandra Shekhar Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Jalalgarh P.S. Case No. 19 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, three unknown miscreants riding on motorcycle intercepted the informant and on point of pistol they snatched Rs. 66,806/- from his pocket and fled away from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37154 of 2025(2) dt.19-06-2025 2/2 the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Rohit Kumar and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is further submitted that neither any recovery of the looted cash has been made nor any T.I. parade has been conducted in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 04.03.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Jalalgarh P.S. Case No. 19 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T