Neeraj Kumar @ Kallu @ Neeraj v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.92033 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2025 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Neeraj Kumar @ Kallu @ Neeraj S/O Late Naresh Prasad R/O VillageUdyani, PS- Gopalpur, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Madhukar Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial Case No. 1748 of 2025 arising out of Sultanganj P. S. Case No. 140 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103, 61(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per the FIR, on 04.04.2025, informant's brother Sayed Shahnawaz and his friend Md. Kaish were going to depose their testimony in Civil Court, Patna on a scooty. Near Khan Mirza Majshid Ghat, two motorcyclists on an Apache bike followed them, out of them one was identified as Md. Raja who fired at Shahnawaz. He was hit and fell down from the scooty. Later, informant's brother Shahnawaz died during treatment at PMCH. The informant suspects that on account of old enmity this petitioner along with other accused persons were involved in the alleged occurrence.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.92033 of 2025(3) dt.10-04-2026 2/2
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and his name surfaced during investigation in confessional statement of co-accused Yash Kumar @ Durlabh @ Durlabh Kumar @ Mirchai who has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 11.03.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 11336 of 2026. Specific accusation of firing is against co-accused Md. Raja and this petitioner is only alleged to be the conspirator. Petitioner is in custody since 30.05.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted.
5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
6. Considering the nature of accusation and period of custody, this bail application is allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to 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 Additional Sessions Judge-VIII, Patna City, Patna in connection with Sultanganj P. S. Case No. 140 of 2025.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T