Ravi Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58922 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== 1.
Ravi Kumar Verma S/O Late Rajendra Prasad Verma R/O Vill.- Panchna Road Sansar Pokhar, Ward no. 17, P.S.- Kabaiya, District- Lakhisarai 2.
Sunil Kumar Verma S/O Late Rajendra Prasad Verma R/O Vill.- Panchna Road Sansar Pokhar, Ward no. 17, P.S.- Kabaiya, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioners
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The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== With CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 9805 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Suraj Kumar @ Baudhu Mandal @ Baithu Mandal Son of Akhilesh Mandal@ Aklesh Mahto Resident of Village- Pachna Road, Sansar Pokhar, Ward No. 17, P.S.- Kabaiya, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 58922 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Mayank Bilochan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Nagendra Prasad, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 9805 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Mayank Bilochan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State in both these applications.
2. The accused/petitioners seeks bail in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No.160 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(1) read with 3(5) of the
2/4 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'B.N.S.').
3. The accused/petitioners are named in the FIR and is in custody since 10.04.2025.
4. As per FIR, the son of informant was kidnapped by petitioners for committing murder.
5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that after recovery of victim, his statement was recorded under Section 183 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'BNSS'), where nothing transpired from his statement that whether he was kidnapped for committing his murder or for ransom.
6. It is submitted that present case was lodged due to previous enmity arising out of Kabaiya P.S. Case No. 124/2025 dated 10.04.2025, where the daughter and niece of petitioner no. 1 enticed by the informant and others.
7. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has already submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
8. Explaining criminal antecedents of the petitioners, learned counsel submitted that in Cr. Misc. No. 58922/2025,
3/4 petitioner no. 1 found involved in one more case, in which he is on bail, whereas petitioner no. 2 found involved in two cases, where he is on bail respectively, and further petitioner (in Cr. Misc. No. 9805/2026), was found involved in two more criminal cases, where he is on bail.
9. Learned APP while opposing the prayer of bail submitted that the son of informant was kidnapped by the petitioners alongwith other co-accused persons and during period of his confinement, he was assaulted by petitioners and others causing bodily injuries. In support of his submission, learned APP drawn attention of this Court towards paragraph no. 66 of the case diary.
10. Taking contrary note of aforesaid submission, it is pointed out by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that if statement of victim/son of informant as recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS be taken into consideration, it appears that he was assaulted on three different occasions by number of persons as alleged and in view of same, finding of two injuries only that too of simple nature caused by HBS makes entire allegation false on its face.
11. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by
4/4 taking note of the statement of victim and also his medical report as discussed aforesaid, coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already completed, where petitioners remains in custody since 10.04.2025, accordingly, the petitioners (in both applications), above-named, are directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No.160 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'CrPC')/under Section 480(3) of the BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U T