Rahul Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88882 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-322 Year-2019 Thana- CHIRAIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Rahul Singh S/O Late Kanchan Singh R/O Vill.- Dhaniya, P.S.- Sahebganj, Dist.- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prateek Tandon, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 13-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 395 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The case of the prosecution is that three unknown miscreants having arrived at the petrol pump and looted cash amounting to Rs. 1,86,800/-.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the First Information Report was lodged against unknown miscreants and that during the course of investigation, coaccused, namely, Rana Kumar was apprehended, who made a

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88882 of 2025(2) dt.13-01-2026 2/2 confessional statement. The name of the petitioner has surfaced only on the basis of the said confessional statement of the coaccused. It is contended that similarly situated co-accused persons have already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 29.06.2020 and 12.01.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 21112 of 2020 and 35320 of 2020. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner Moreover, the petitioner has been languishing in judicial custody since 23.07.2025.

5.

Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 322 of 2019 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari.

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