Patna High CourtCR. MISC./74528/2025bail rejected

Manu Rai @ Manu Kumar Rai @ Monu Rai v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-21Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74528 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2018 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== Manu Rai @ Manu Kumar Rai @ Monu Rai S/o Raju Rai @ Raju Kumar R/o village - Chhota Telpa, Goria Toli, P.S.- Chapra Town, Dist.- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Maheshwar Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Garkha P.S. Case no.122 of 2018 registered under section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that while he was returning home after having collected money with respect to non-banking finance company, it is stated that two accused persons on the point of a pistol stopped him and looted him of Rs.93,752/ in cash, mobile phone, laptop etc. and fled away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR was registered against two unknown. The petitioner was falsely implicated in the case only on the basis of the confessional statement of the petitioner himself made before

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74528 of 2025(3) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 police. No incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession. He has not been put on T.I. parade inspite of being in custody since 16.6.2025 and chargesheet has been submitted in the case.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State who submits that the petitioner has as many as 20 criminal antecedents.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation in the FIR, the material that has transpired in course of investigation and specially the antecedents of the petitioner, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail for the present and the application is rejected.

7. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after six months.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U