Ravindra Mukhiya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77222 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2024 Thana- Lalitgram District- Supaul ====================================================== Ravindra Mukhiya S/o- Chandrama Mukhiya, Resident of VillageLachchminiya Ward No. 09, P.S. Lalit Gram, District- Supaul. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhim Kumar Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 27-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Lalitgram P.S. Case No. 60 of 2024, dated 23.12.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 309(4) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, the informant was assaulted by means of sticks and wallet, mobile phone and cash as well as motorcycle were robbed from him.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that FIR has been lodged against unknown and the name of the petitioner surfaced in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused Vikram Mukhiya

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77222 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 2/3 before the police which has no evidentiary value. It is further submitted that motorcycle in question was also recovered from the possession of Vikram Mukhiya. It is lastly submitted that petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and further considering the fact that that there is no other material against the petitioner except the confessional statement of the co-accused person given before the police which has no evidentiary value, let the petitioner, who has no criminal antecedent, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court concerned within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Supaul, in connection with Lalitgram P.S. Case No. 60 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the BNSS, and on further condition;

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77222 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 3/3 (i) the bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted only after verification of the fact that he has no criminal antecedent.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) Shahnawaz/- U T