Anand Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47509 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2025 Thana- KARTAHA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Anand Kumar Son of Nand Lal Sahni @ Nand Kishor Sahani Resident of Village - Balha Basanta, Police Station - Lalganj, District - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Kartaha P.S. Case no.17 of 2025 registered under sections 331(4) and 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that while he was away he was informed by his neighbour about the theft having been committed in his house. On return, he found the main gate to have been broken and various articles were stolen.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47509 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 FIR was registered against unknown. As per the order of the learned trial Court, the material that has transpired against the petitioner in course of investigation is that some co-accused persons were caught and in their confessional statement made before police, they disclosed that they had sold one of the stolen TVs to the petitioner and the TV was recovered from the house of the petitioner. It is submitted that the categorical case of the petitioner is that no incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession. Even accepting the confession, the petitioner is not said to have participated in the commission of theft. He is in custody since 3.5.2026 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR together with the material that has transpired in course of investigation as is evident from the order of the learned trial Court and the petitioner having remained in custody since 3.5.2026, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Kartaha P.S. Case no.17 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47509 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Vaishali at Hajipur.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T