Vikash Kumar @ Bhola Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81667 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-2025 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Vikash Kumar @ Bhola Kumar Son of Kanchan Paswan Resident of villageSakaddi, Ps- Koilwar, Dist- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shiv Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No. 204 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that while the informant was returning from jewellery shop, in the meantime, four unknown miscreants on two motorcycles intercepted the informant and on the point of pistol looted the jewellery and mobile phone of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81667 of 2025(2) dt.16-12-2025 2/2 the petitioner also submits 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, Sanjit Kumar and Ankit Pandey and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is further submitted that neither any recovery of looted article has been made from the possession of the petitioner nor any T.I. parade has been conducted in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 06.09.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent.

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 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 Koilwar P.S. Case No. 204 of 2025.

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