Patna High CourtCR. MISC./81355/2025bail granted

Govind Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-30Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81355 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== Govind Pandit S/o Late Surendra Pandit R/o Vill- Yogiya Tilha, PS- Jaynagar, Dist-Kodarma, Jharkhand ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sudish Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103 and 238 of the B.N.S. and Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, informant suspects that one Laxman Pandit, who is driver of another truck of father of informant, due to money dispute, killed his father.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.. Name of petitioner transpired in this case during course of investigation only on suspicion because of money dispute with the deceased. Save and except suspicion,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81355 of 2025(3) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 there is no material on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged offence. Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner, having no criminal antecedents, is in custody since 30.03.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, period of custody and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail 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, Nawada in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 163 of 2025. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T