Basant Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85070 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-365 Year-2019 Thana- SIWAN MUFFASIL District- Siwan ====================================================== Basant Kumar Son of Parmender Singh Resident of Village- Devpur (Amwari), P.S.- Raghunathpur, District- Siwan, Bihar- 841231 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Mohan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 16-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Siwan Muffasil P.S. Case No. 365 of 2019 registered for the offence punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that three unknown miscreants wearing masks entered the C.S.P. room and took away Rs. 40,000/- in cash, the DVR hard disk storage machine, and a mobile phone.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the FIR was lodged against the unknown miscreants. During the course of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85070 of 2025(2) dt.16-12-2025 2/2 investigation, this victim has given his confessional statement that he was taken in remand in Assaon P.S. Case No. 22 of 2020, where he has given his confessional statement. It has also been submitted that save and except the confessional statement, nothing is against him. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 10.12.2024.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of six 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 with the condition that the petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 365 of 2019.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T