Monu Kumar @ Mayank Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70380 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2025 Thana- BARUN District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Monu Kumar @ Mayank Kumar Son of Lalita Seth Resident of Village - Mauna, P.S.- Nasriganj, District - Rohtas (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Krishna Prasad Singh, Adv.
Mr. Rakesh Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Vinod Shanker Modi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to make necessary correction in paragraph 3 with regard to the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and the P.S. case no.
3. Permission is accorded.
4. Learned counsel is directed to make the necessary changes in the course of the day.
5. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Barun P.S. Case No. 242 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 331(2), 305(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
6. As per the prosecution case, unknown thieves
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70380 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/3 entered into the house of the informant and took away a number of ornaments and Rs. 70,000/- in cash and a mobile phone. The name of the petitioner transpired during investigation for being involved in dealing with the stolen property.
7. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. During investigation co-accused Bittu Kumar was arrested and his confessional statement was recorded. In his confessional statement he stated about selling gold ornaments to this petitioner and to one co-accused Dharmendra Prasad. A raid was conducted in the jewellery shop of this petitioner and a number of jewellery items were seized. But the recovered jewellery from the shop had been purchased by the petitioner and these articles are not stolen property. The seized articles have not been put to any Test Identification Parade (TIP) and therefore, it is very much doubtful that these articles were stolen property. The petitioner is having four criminal antecedents and is in custody since 04.08.2025. The charge-sheet has been submitted.
8. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.
9. Having regard to the fact and circumstances and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70380 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 3/3 submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the period of custody and submission of charge-sheet, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Aurangabad in connection with Barun P.S. Case No. 242 of 2025 subject to the condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the BNSS and other following conditions:
(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.
(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Siddharth Soni/- U T