Patna High CourtCR. MISC./80388/2025bail granted

Lochan Kumar @ Lochan Kumar Sah @ Ramlochan Sah v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-11Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80388 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2025 Thana- NIRMALI District- Supaul ====================================================== Lochan Kumar @ Lochan Kumar Sah @ Ramlochan Sah Son of Shivjee Sah R/o Village - Narhi, PS - Andhramath, District - Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Nirmali P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 140(1), 140(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that son of the informant was called by Vikash Kumar Chowdhury and others. It is further alleged that Rs. 30,000/- was demanded as ransom from the informant as the son of the informant was in the custody of the accused persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80388 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 2/3 present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Mukesh Kumar and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is next submitted that no specific allegation has been attributed against the petitioner rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner is in custody since 12.02.2025 and has got three criminal antecedents in which he is on bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 16.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 44954 of 2025.

5. Learned APP 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 and taking into account 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 on furnishing

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80388 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 3/3 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 Nirmali P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (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.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T