Ankit Pandey @ Ankit Kumar @ Ankit Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90165 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-2025 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ankit Pandey @ Ankit Kumar @ Ankit Kumar Pandey S/O Laxaman Pandey @ Lakshman Pandey Resident of Chasi, P.S.- Narayanpur, Dist.- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms. Akanksha Malviya, Advocate Mr. Akash Keshav, Advocate Ms. Naina Nancy, Advocate Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No. 204 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that while the informant was returning from jewellery shop, in the meantime, four unknown miscreants on two motorcycles intercepted the informant and on the point of pistol looted the jewellery and mobile phone of the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90165 of 2025(2) dt.16-01-2026 2/3 present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case in course of investigation. It is further submitted that neither any recovery of looted article has been made from the possession of the petitioner nor any T.I. parade has been conducted in this case to ascertain the complicity of the petitioner in the alleged occurrence. The petitioner is in custody since 25.09.2025 and has got no criminal antecedents. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 12.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 88370 of 2025.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, claim based on parity and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90165 of 2025(2) dt.16-01-2026 3/3 No. 204 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T