Prince Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85315 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-349 Year-2025 Thana- MUFFASIL District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Prince Kumar, Son of Chandan Prasad Soni @ Chandan Soni, Resident of Village - Nehutta, P.S.- Muffasil, District - Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner, who is in custody, seeks bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 349 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that while he was going to sell ornaments, three persons on a white Apache motorcycle intercepted him and on the point of pistol snatched away the gold ornaments and the silver ornaments and fled away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion because he happens to be an owner of the white

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85315 of 2025(2) dt.06-01-2026 2/3 Apache motorcycle. It has been submitted that no incriminating articles have been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and till date no TIP has been held in order to ascertain the identity of the petitioner to be involved in the said incident. It has further been submitted that the petitioner carries clean antecedent and is in custody since 14.09.2025.

5. The learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions made by the parties, let the petitioner, above named, 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 the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 349 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative and the other shall be local resident.

(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.

(iv) If the petitioner is found involved in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85315 of 2025(2) dt.06-01-2026 3/3 similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

(v) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed.

8. It is made clear that the observation, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) manoj/- U T