Prince Kumar @ Bittu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65545 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2025 Thana- Arwal District- Arwal ====================================================== Prince Kumar @ Bittu Son of Jawahar Mahto Resident of Village - Fatehpur, P.S.- Sandesh, District - Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 150 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that three unknown persons came to withdraw cash from Punjab National Bank C.S.P., in the meantime, one of them fled with a bag containing Rs. 1,33,000/-/ When informant's sister tried to stop them, two other accused persons brandished pistols and threatened to kill them and fired on the air while escaping. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65545 of 2025(2) dt.16-09-2025 2/3 police and the villagers caught the petitioner along with other co-accsued person.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case and cognizance has also been taken against the petitioner. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that no any arms have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner rather the same has been recovered from the possession of co-accused person. It is further submitted that no any injury has been caused to anyone in the alleged occurrence. The petitioner is in custody since 24.04.2025 and has got four criminal antecedents.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65545 of 2025(2) dt.16-09-2025 3/3 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 150 of 2025.

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