Balwant Kumar @ Balwant Yadav @ Tejeshwi Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62064 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2025 Thana- CHARPOKHARI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Balwant Kumar @ Balwant Yadav @ Tejeshwi Kumar Singh S/o Late Yogendra Singh R/o Village- Pritampur, P.S.- Charpokhari, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Charpokhari P.S. Case No. 94 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3.

The prosecution case is that the informant - who runs a SBI CSP at Manaini Bazar - was looted on 19.04.2025 around 10:30 A.M. by three armed miscreants who took Rs. 1,07,131/- & Rs. 2,500/- from his purse, and a black SBI cheque at gunpoint before fleeing on a motorcycle.

4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 08.05.2025. Petitioner bears five criminal antecedents, as per disclosure made in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62064 of 2025(3) dt.11-11-2025 2/3 paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Ranjeet Kumar. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner was not put on T.I.P to ascertain his participation in the alleged offence. Even the recovery of blank cheque is made from the possession of the co-accused person. Police after completion of investigation has submitted charge sheet in this case.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Charpokhari P.S.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62064 of 2025(3) dt.11-11-2025 3/3 Case No. 94 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T