Patna High CourtCR. MISC./7357/2026bail granted

Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-04Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7357 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2025 Thana- LAURIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Son of Paras Chaudhary Resident of Village- Tumkadiya, P.S.- Bairiya, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sarvesh Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shantanu Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 19 of 2025, instituted for the offences under Sections 334(1), 303(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that five unknown miscreants committed theft in the shop of the informant after breaking open the shutter and committed theft of 160 bags of rice amount to Rs. 1,53,000/-.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Tepeshwar Choudhary.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7357 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 11.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 61888 of 2025. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. 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, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory 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 Lauriya P.S. Case No. 19 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T