Ajay Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.543 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2025 Thana- DUMARIYA District- Gaya ====================================================== Ajay Thakur S/O Kalej Thakur Resident of Village/Mohalla- Bahera, P.S.- Imamganj, District- Gaya, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Avinash Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Dumaria P.S. Case No. 34 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 238, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the son of the informant was missing on 20.04.2025 at 09:00 PM. The informant has suspected that altogether seven persons have kidnapped him.

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. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the FIR, it is clear that the name of this petitioner is not there in the FIR and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.543 of 2026(2) dt.05-02-2026 2/2 from perusal of the order of the learned trial court, it is clear that the name of this petitioner has surfaced in the confessional statement of co-accused namely, Chotu Kumar and Mithilesh Kumar and in his own confessional statement. Save and except the confessional statement, there is nothing against the petitioner. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 24.04.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

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 SubDivisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati at Gaya in connection with Dumariya P.S. Case No. 34 of 2025.

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