Bishal Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68188 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-130 Year-2024 Thana- DHARHARA District- Munger ====================================================== Bishal Kumar Singh, Male, aged about 30 years, S/o Nirbhay Singh, R/o Village- Mohanpur, P.S.- Dharhara, District- Munger (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Kundan Kumar Ojha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 Heard Mr. Kundan Kumar Ojha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Dharhara P.S. Case No. 130/2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 447, 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons named therein including the petitioner fired upon the informant but somehow he managed to escape.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68188 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 2/3 though there is allegation of firing, but no one sustained any firearm injury. Similarly situated co-accused Rohit Kumar Singh has also been granted pre-arrest bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 09.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.58147 of 2025.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that similarly situated coaccused as named-above has already been granted pre-arrest bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Munger / Concerned Court in connection with Dharhara P.S. Case No. 130/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68188 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 3/3 Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T