Suraj Kumar @ Akash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74623 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2025 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Suraj Kumar @ Akash Kumar, S/o Nirmal Singh, R/o Village-Latiyarganj, P.S.- Azimabad, Dist- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajendra Nath Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 06-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 98 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 310 (2) and 317 (3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 10.02.2025.
4. As per FIR five miscreants looted jewellery from the shop of informant namely, M/s. Jiva Jewellery Shop on gun point.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the name of petitioner transpires on the basis of CCTV footage and confessed his involvement with crime in question while recording self-confession, in furtherance of which, no incriminating material recovered/surfaced as to connect this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74623 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2026 2/3 petitioner with the present crime in question. It is also submitted that petitioner was not put on TIP as yet. It is pointed out that similarly situated co-accused persons from whose possession looted jewelry was recovered have already granted bail by one of the learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No. 38130 of 2025 vide order dated 06.08.2025. While concluding the argument, it is submitted that petitioner found involved in one more criminal case, where he is on bail and moreover, investigation of this case is already completed, and as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
6. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for bail.
7. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as save and except self-confession of petitioner, nothing prima-facie incriminating appears as to connect this petitioner with the present crime in question, coupled with the fact as petitioner remains in custody since 10.02.2025, accordingly, above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Session Trial No.1779 of 2025 arising out of Danapur P.S. Case No. 98 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74623 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2026 3/3 Judge-1st, Danapur/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 480(3) of the B.N.S.S. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T