Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65393 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2024 Thana- DEWARIA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Sonu Kumar, aged about 26 years, Male, S/O Dinesh Sahni Resident Of Village- Madhopur Dharphari, PS- Deoriya, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hira Lal Gupta, Advocate Mr.Raju Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Bilash Roy Raman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-09-2025 Heard Mr. Hira Lal Gupta along with Mr. Raju Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Deoriya P.S. Case No. 144/2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 379 and 356 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner along with other co-accused snatched Rs.26,040/- from the informant along with his mobile phone.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner at the outset submitted that the petitioner is accused in three cases in respect of same crime, however, in the present

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65393 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 2/3 case name of the petitioner has surfaced on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused / Akhilesh Kumar, from whose possession recovery of looted articles were made, and confessional statement made before police has no evidentiary value.

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 name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused / Akhilesh Kumar, from whose possession recovery of looted articles were made, and confessional statement made before police has no evidentiary value, 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate-5th, West

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65393 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 3/3 Muzaffarpur / Concerned Court in connection with Deoriya P.S. Case No. 144/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under 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