Mukut Kumar @ Munna Kumar @ Munna v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68499 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2017 Thana- UJIYARPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Mukut Kumar @ Munna Kumar @ Munna S/O Shivchandra Rai Resident of Village- Kwazpur Basti, P.S.- Baligown, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Najmul Hodda, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ujiyarpur P.S. Case No. 37 of 2017, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that three unknown miscreants intercepted the informant on a motorcycle and on the point of pistol snatched his bag containing silver and gold ornaments worth Rs. 1,00,000/- and two 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 present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68499 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/3 charge has also been framed against the petitioner. 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, Rajesh Kumar and the same has got no evidentiary value. The petitioner is in custody since 16.12.2024 and has got six 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 below/concerned Court in connection with Ujiyarpur P.S. Case No. 37 of 2017, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68499 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 3/3 (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

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