Kanti Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88819 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-281 Year-2025 Thana- KHARIK District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Kanti Mandal, S/o Late Arjun Mandal, R/o Village - Bahatra, P.S - Parbatta, District - Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Kharik P.S. Case No. 281 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 61(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that some unknown persons have killed the father of the informant. The informant suspects that the petitioner along with others has killed his father as they have threatened his father of dire consequences.

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. During course of investigation in para '24' of the case diary, there is restatement of the informant and in para '25' of the case diary, there is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88819 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 statement of the wife of the deceased, both have stated that as the petitioner has threatened the deceased of dire consequences, they believe that the deceased has been killed by him. It has further been submitted that save and except the suspicion, there is nothing against the petitioner. It has also been submitted that no any case was filed against the petitioner for alleged threatening. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 16.09.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

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.-I, Naugachia, Bhagalpur in connection with Kharik P.S. Case No. 281 of 2025.

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