Naresh Ram @ Navin v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72877 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2025 Thana- NAVINAGAR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Naresh Ram @ Navin S/o- Bigan Ram Village- Pachimari beni PS- Tandwa District- Aurangabad Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms. Rupa Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 02-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Nabinagar P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 308(3), 308(4), 308(5) & 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 13, 18 and 20 of the U.A.P.A. Act.
3. Prosecution story, in short, is that 10-12 persons handed over a letter to the security staff which was purported to be of a Communist Party Maowadi. A mobile number was also given in the letter on which, the party was to be contacted before starting the work.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72877 of 2025(3) dt.02-02-2026 2/3 petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case merely on the basis of conjecture and surmises. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner has no direct or indirect relation with any maoist organization. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 26.03.2025 and has two criminal antecedents. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 08.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 56277 of 2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. 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, claim based on parity as also 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, after framing of charge, if not already framed, 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 Nabinagar P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72877 of 2025(3) dt.02-02-2026 3/3 (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.
(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.
(III) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T