Sumit Kumar @ Jitu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50185 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-550 Year-2024 Thana- MADHUBANI TOWN DistrictMadhubani ====================================================== Sumit Kumar @ Jitu S/o- Chandra Prakash Prasad@Chandra Prakash Mahto village- Bada Bazar, P.S.- Town (Madhubani), District- Madhubani, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shubham Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Gopal Krishna Nishant, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SINGH CHANDEL ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as counsel for the respondent-State.
2. This is the first anticipatory bail application preferred by the petitioner to apprehend his arrest in connection with Town (Madhubani) P.S. Case No. 550 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 109(1), 118(2), 126(2), 303(2), 308(5), 352, 351(3), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. According to the case of prosecution, on 01.12.2024 at about 09:30 P.M when the informant Abhiraj@ Chhotu was returning to his home, on his way allegedly the present applicant along with other three named accused persons as well as 2-3 unknown persons stopped him and demanded
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50185 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 money of ransom. It is further alleged that co-accused Rounak Parwana assaulted him with the help of knife, due to that he sustained injuries on his stomach. It is further alleged that during the above incident co-accued Pradeep Kumar Gupta looted Rs. 3,000/- from the pocket of the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and is falsely implicated in this case. The allegation of assault as well as allegation of loot of Rs. 3,000/- has been made out against the co-accused Rounak Parwana and Pradeep Kumar Gupta respectively. Rounak Parwana has already been granted benefit of regular baill by the Trial Court and Pradeep Kumar Gupta and other similarly situated coaccused person Shankar Kumar Ram have already been granted benefit of anticipatory bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Order dated 25.06.2025 and 28.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 39022 of 2025 and 12798 of 2025 respectively. Therefore, it is submitted that on these grounds, he may be granted benefit of anticipatory bail.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the submissions put forth by both the counsels and particularly considering the fact that the allegation
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50185 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 3/3 of assault has been made out against Rounak Parwana as well as allegation of loot has been made against Pradeep Kumar Gupta and both have been granted the benefit of bail, and further considering the fact that co-accused person Shankar Kumar Ram has also been granted benefit of anticipatory bail, I am of the view that the petitioner should also be granted the benefit of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Madhubani in connection with Town (Madhubani) P.S. Case No. 550 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
(Arvind Singh Chandel , J) Siddharth Soni/- U T