Satish Mandal @ Baba @ Mandal @ Raju Bhuiyan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90316 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-568 Year-2023 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Satish Mandal @ Baba @ Mandal @ Raju Bhuiyan S/o Mannu Mandal @ Manu Bhuiyan @ Karu Mandal @ Karu Bhuiyan Resident of VillagePatthalkati, P.S.- Sherghati, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Paras Nath, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anil Kumar,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard Mr.Paras Nath, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Anil Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 05.08.2025 in connection with Sherghati (Dobhi) P.S. Case No.568/2023, dated 31.05.2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 307,427/34 of IPC and Sections 3/4/5 of Explosive Substance Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 31-05-2023 about 2:48 AM unknown persons exploded bomb with intention to kill the informant and as a result of explosion damaged the window and door of the informant's room. It is further alleged there in that on earlier occasion miscreants had demanded rangdari.
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4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has been transpired during investigation on the basis of the confessional statement of co-accused person, namely, Adil Khan. From a bare perusal of the FIR it appears that the informant stated in the FIR that he saw two accused persons, namely, Imran Khan and Devanand Das at the time of occurrence but they have not been sent up for trial by the prosecution and co-accused person, namely, Adil Khan, who has confessed the name of the petitioner, has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 04.04.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No.24378 of 2024, and another co-accused person, namely, Mahtab Khan has also been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 22.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No.9637 of 2024. The police, after investigation, submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 05.08.2025.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner carries nine more cases other than the present one, as mentioned in para-3 of the bail petition.
6. Considering the aforesaid fact, petitioner is not
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(III) And, further condition that the 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
4/4 acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Nitesh/- U T