Santosh Mallik v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91378 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2025 Thana- PIPRAHI District- Sheohar ====================================================== 1.
Santosh Mallik S/o Mohan Mallik R/o Village- Basahiya Sheikh, PSPiprahi, Distt- Sheohar 2.
Birendra Mallik @ Virendra Mallik S/o Ashok Mallik R/o vill - Vishunpur, P.s.- Bela, Distt.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners have prayed for bail in connection with Piprahi P.S. Case No. 98 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4)/305 of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. The case of the prosecution in short is that some unknown miscreants have committed theft in the house of the informant in the night and they have taken away two trolley bags and a box containing Rs. 2.5 lakhs and jewelries worth Rs. 1.5 lakhs.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. They have been falsely implicated in this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91378 of 2025(2) dt.28-01-2026 2/2 case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was remanded in this case from Piprahi P.S. Case No. 97 of 2025 wherein he has given his confessional statement. He also submits that both the petitioners are made accused on the basis of confessional statement. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of any of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioners are languishing in judicial custody since 22.08.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 has criminal antecedent of two cases each.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Sheohar in connection with Piprahi P.S. Case No. 98 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T