Ashok Kumar Mehta @ Ashok Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39199 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2025 Thana- KADWA District- Katihar ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Mehta @ Ashok Mehta, S/o Kamal Mehata, R/o VillageMahamadpur, P.S- Kadwa, District-Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha, Adv.

Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar No.3, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-07-2025

1. Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Binod Kumar No.3, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with G. R. No. 916 of 2025 arising out of Kadwa P.S. Case No. 31 of 2025, dated 17.02.2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section(s) 137(2), 96, 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel are that petitioner has fair and clean antecedent and has been languishing in jail since 13.03.2025 and the so-called victim has been recovered from the house of co-accused Aman Kumar, located in Uttar Pradesh and it is not the case of the prosecution that petitioner was found at that place at the time of recovery. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been made accused mainly on account of his presence at the platform of the concerned railway station when the victim was being

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39199 of 2025(2) dt.04-07-2025 2/2 allegedly taken by the co-accused but any overt act of this petitioner in helping the co-accused or any other kind of his involvement in the commission of the alleged kidnapping has not been revealed by the victim. It is lastly submitted that against the petitioner the investigation has been completed.

4. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer of the petitioner but fairly accepts that the main allegation is against the co-accused persons.

5. Considering the aforesaid submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel and mainly taking into account the petitioner's fair and clean antecedent and the completion of investigation against him, this court is inclined to grant him the privilege of bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be enlarged on bail in connection with G. R. No. 916 of 2025 arising out of Kadwa P.S. Case No. 31 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned.

(Shailendra Singh, J) Rajiv/- U T