Pappu Miya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 82862 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-396 Year-2023 Thana- MANJHAGARH District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Pappu Miya Son of Saheb Hussain Resident of Village- Surawaniya, P.S.- Manjhagarh, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Javed Aslam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Tapeshwar Sharma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 396 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Sections 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that on 06.11.2023, while informant was on the way to Chitauli to Allapur, in the meantime, two unknown miscreants came on motorcycle and snatched away the key of motorcycle on the point of pistol and after that they snatched his cash and some undelivered parcels worth of Rs. 25,291/- and fled away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The confessional statement

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 82862 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 2/3 of petitioner has been recorded in Gopalganj Town P.S. Case No. 886 of 2023 in which he confessed his guilt and involvment in the present case. Thereafter, he has been remanded in this case. The confessional statement recorded before the Police has no evidentiary value. No incriminating/looted article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that T.I.P. has not been conducted till date to ascertain the involvement of the petitioner in the alleged offence. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 14.05.2024 and has nine criminal antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. 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, as also 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, after framing of charge, if not already framed, 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 Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 396 of 2023, subject to the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 82862 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 3/3 (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) manish/- U T