Mithilesh Poddar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84040 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-427 Year-2025 Thana- FATUA District- Patna ====================================================== Mithilesh Poddar, S/o Rampukar Poddar, Resident of Village - Bari Baliya, P.S - Baliya, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 31-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case No. 427 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(1), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that while one Anju Devi was returning home on a tempo, two persons on a bike arrived there and the pillion of the bike snatched the golden pendent. It is further alleged that due to imbalance in the bike, the accused persons fell there. One person was apprehended. The pillion managed to escape.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84040 of 2025(3) dt.31-01-2026 2/2 offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. From perusal of the F.I.R. itself it is clear that petitioner is the person who was driving the bike and who was apprehended but from his possession, nothing has been recovered and the allegation is that pillion has snatched the golden pendent. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 12.06.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail and has submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of seven cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-II, Patna City in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case No. 427 of 2025.

7. As the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of four cases of Fatuha P.S., he is directed to mark his attendance weekly in Fatuha P.S. and he is also directed to cooperate in trial. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T