Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81999 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2025 Thana- BARHIYA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Rohit Kumar S/o- Late Ranjit Prasad R/o- Amawa PS- Bind Dist- Nalnada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tilak Sao, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 18-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 303(2) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner and other accused person are alleged to have committed theft of informant's truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR has been lodged against unknown and subsequently the name of the petitioner has transpired during course of investigation and petitioner was apprehended along with the coaccused Raj Kumar. It is further submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 23.08.2025 and the charge-sheet has been submitted and further similarly situated co-accused person, namely, Raj Kumar has been granted bail by a Coordinate

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81999 of 2025(3) dt.18-02-2026 2/3 Bench of this Court vide order dated 27.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 82253 of 2025.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the grant of bail of the petitioner.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the fact that in this case, similarly situated co-accused person who has been granted bail by coordinate Bench of this Court and coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted. let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai/concerned Court below in connection with Barahiya P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025, subject to condition that:- (i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81999 of 2025(3) dt.18-02-2026 3/3 bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned court concerned.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) Ranjeet/- U T