Patna High CourtCR. MISC./51644/2025bail granted

Santu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-19Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51644 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-721 Year-2022 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Santu Kumar Son of Raju Yadav Resident of Village - Alampur, P.S.- Dulhin Bazar, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, along with some unknown persons, killed his son by strangulation.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.. Name of petitioner transpired in this case during course of investigation, on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Nikhil Yadav who has already been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51644 of 2025(2) dt.19-09-2025 2/2 Hon'ble Court vide order dated 08.08.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 11526 of 2023. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner is in custody since 02.04.2025.

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, claim based on parity and period of custody, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VI, Danapur, District- Patna in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 721 of 2022.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T