Sarfaraj @ Md. Sarfaraj @ Mohammad Sarfaraj v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70111 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2024 Thana- FULKAHA District- Araria ====================================================== SARFARAJ @ MD. SARFARAJ @ MOHAMMAD SARFARAJ S/O KASIM @ MOHAMMAD KASIM R/O VILL.- TAPPU TOOLA, PIPRA, P. S - JOGBANI, DISTT.- ARARIA ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vijay Kishore Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 309(4) of BNS.
3. The case of the prosecution is that some unknown miscreants have snatched the bag of the informant containing Rs. 1,68,873/- on gun point.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the FIR was lodged against unknown miscreants. During course of investigation, one co-accused has given his confessional statement and in his
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70111 of 2025(3) dt.18-03-2026 2/2 confessional statement, he has named this petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. No TIP was conducted. Save and except confessional statement of co-accused, there is nothing against this petitioner. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 25.07.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and has submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of two cases.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 169 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Araria. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) shubham/- U T