Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56384 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2025 Thana- BUDDHACOLONY District- Patna ====================================================== Rahul Kumar S/O Surendra Ram R/O Village- Hazari Karma, P.S.- Muffasil, Dist.- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Mukul Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard Mrs. Mukul Kumari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Shailendra Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Budha Colony P.S. Case No. 195 of 2025 dated 18.05.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. The main submissions advanced by petitioner's counsel are that the instant matter relates to impersonation in which the petitioner is alleged to have impersonated one, Sonu Kumar Singh in the examination of Navodaya Vidyalaya Sangathan Niyukti Pariksha, May 2025 and was caught at the time of biometric verification of candidates, in fact, the petitioner is innocent, has committed no offence and has no connection with the said Sonu Kumar Singh, however, he has suffered a lot on account of being in custody since 18.05.2025. It is further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56384 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/2 submitted that the petitioner is a young person of 23 years, having no criminal antecedent and against him, the investigation has been completed. It is lastly submitted that all the alleged offences under which the FIR has been registered, are triable by the court of learned Magistrate and further, the release of the petitioner on bail will not adversely affect the prosecution as the case of the prosecution is mainly based on documentary evidence.

4. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

5. Heard both the sides, perused the FIR and the trial court's order. Though against this petitioner, there is serious allegation, however, considering his custody period, mainly the completion of investigation against him and also coupled with his fair and clean antecedent, this Court is inclined to release him on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with Budha Colony P.S. Case No. 195 of 2025.

(Shailendra Singh, J) maynaz/- U T