Manjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63709 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-310 Year-2024 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Manjeet Kumar Son of Rajesh Sahani Resident of Village - Bhatahan, P.S.- Muffasil, District - East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Pipra Kothi P.S. Case No. 310 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that while the informant was discharging his duty in his gas agency, in the meantime, three unknown miscreants came on a motorcycle and on the point of weapon looted Rs. 27,000/- and mobile phones and fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63709 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/3 present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Rahul Kumar in another case i.e. Kesariya P.S. Case No. 411 of 2024 and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is further submitted that neither any recovery of looted article has been made from the possession of the petitioner nor any T.I. parade has been conducted in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 28.05.2025 and has got two criminal antecedents in which he is on bail.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63709 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 3/3 below/concerned Court in connection with Pipra Kothi P.S. Case No. 310 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T