Patna High CourtCR. MISC./67232/2025dismissed

Nishant Jha @ Baba v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-05Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67232 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1052 Year-2019 Thana- NAGAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Nishant Jha @ Baba S/o Ganesh Jha R/o vill - Rahimpur, P.s.- Bidupur, Distt.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shivam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 05-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. Earlier, the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected thrice by this Court vide order dated 22.05.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 69426/2022, vide order dated 13.03.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 20236/2024 and vide order dated 21.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 72731/2024.

3. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bihariganj P.S. Case No. 48 of 2021, S. Tr. No. 809/2022, registered for offences punishable under Sections 395 of the Indian Penal Code wherein charge sheet has been filed u/s 395, 397, 412, 201 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner is in custody since 03.12.2019.

4. As per prosecution case, petitioner is accused of committing Dacoiti in Muthoot Finance in which 55 Kg. of gold was looted. The petitioner has similar antecedents of five criminal cases also. Bail has been renewed only on the ground

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67232 of 2025(6) dt.05-05-2026 2/2 of custody and in the trial only 11 witnesses out of 40 witnesses have been examined.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence.

6. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner carries five criminal antecedents of similar nature.

7. Considering the fact that the petitioner is a dacoit specializer in gold loot and perhaps he has committed the biggest gold loot in the recent time, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, this application is dismissed.

8. It is made clear that any observation made herein is prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any manner.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Ranjeet/- U T