Patna High CourtCR. MISC./45327/2025bail granted

Sunil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-16Mr. Justice Jitendra Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45327 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-273 Year-2024 Thana- BARH District- Patna ====================================================== Sunil Kumar Son Of Raj Kumar, R/O Ward No-2, Station Road Indrapuri, PsBarh, Dist-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shovendra Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Raj Kishor Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Barh P.S. Case No. 273 of 2024 dated 18.04.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 386, 307 and 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation, the accused persons including the petitioner demanded ransom for unloading the goods from the vehicle and on non-payment of the same, the informant was assaulted by the accused persons including the petitioner.

4. Ld. counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45327 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 2/3 case. He further submits that petitioner is no way involved in the alleged offence and he was passing by the place of occurrence only on account of co-incidence at the time of alleged occurrence, and hence, his name has been given in the F.I.R.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Barh P.S. Case No. 273 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45327 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 3/3 (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedent, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.

(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) ravishankar/- U T