Manoj Kumar Sah @ Manoj Sah @ Monoj Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87317 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2024 Thana- R S P.S. District- Araria ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Sah @ Manoj Sah @ Monoj Sah, S/O Late Brij Bihari Sah, Resident of Village- Jankinagar, Chopra Bazar, Ward No. 4, P.S.- Jankinagr, Distt.- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Araria R.S. P.S. Case No. 168 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 309(4) of B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the informant is a Manager in a private company. On 01.11.2024, after finishing the work of the company he was returning to Araria. He was being intercepted by three bikers and on the gun point, altogether Rs. 1,35,708/- and bike was snatched by unknown miscreants.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87317 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 2/2 committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. The F.I.R. was lodged against unknown miscreants. During course of investigation, one Md. Mojib was apprehended and he has given his confessional statement. The name of this petitioner has surfaced in the confessional statement of Md. Mojib. It has further been submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. He is languishing in judicial custody since 11.03.2025.

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

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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Araria in connection with Araria R.S. P.S. Case No. 168 of 2024.

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