Sanjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80132 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2025 Thana- Mabby District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Sanjeet Kumar S/O Late Ashok Singh Resident of village - Khajauli, Police Station - Khajauli, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mili Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 309 (4) of the BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that four unknown miscreants riding on two motorcycles looted the pickup van of the informant along with two mobile phones. The First Information Report (FIR) was lodged against unknown miscreants.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner was arrested after about forty days from the date of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80132 of 2025(3) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 lodging of the FIR along with the said vehicle. It is further submitted that the petitioner is merely a driver of Akhilesh Singh son of Ram Kishun Singh, village-Sukki, P.S. Khajauli, District- Madhubani and used to drive the said pick-up van. It is further submitted that the petitioner is only the driver of the said vehicle and he has got no role in the commission of the offence. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 23.07.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail stating that the petitioner has three criminal antecedents.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Mabbi P.S. Case No. 49 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T