Patna High Court
CR. MISC./59312/2026 of Santosh Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 19 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59312 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-189 Year-2025 Thana- FULKAHA District- Araria ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Son of Kamleshwari Kurgiya @ Kamleshwari Kaursiya @ Kamleshwari Kodagiya Resident of
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59312 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-189 Year-2025 Thana- FULKAHA District- Araria ======================================================
Santosh Kumar Son of Kamleshwari Kurgiya @ Kamleshwari Kaursiya @
Kamleshwari Kodagiya Resident of Hriday Nagar, Ward No. 06, P.S.- Birpur, District- Supaul
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR
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19-08-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State are present.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 189 of 2025 registered for the offences under Section 309 (4) of the BNS, in which charge sheet has been submitted u/s 310(2), 317(2) of BNS corresponding to S.T. No. 392 of 2026, pending in the court of District & Additional Sessions Judge- 2nd, Araria.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that two unknown persons looted the toto and cash from the son of the informant while he was on his way to drop one of the passengers.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not been named in the FIR and has been Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59312 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026
apprehended on confessional statement of one of the accused persons who was accused in another case.
5. The learned App for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of regular bail to the petitioner.
6. Having heard the parties and taking into consideration that charge sheet has been filed and the petitioner has not been named in the FIR and is in custody since 19.01.2026, I am inclined to grant the petitioner benefit of regular bail. Let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the likewise amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 189 of 2025 registered for the offences under Section 309 (4) of the BNS, in which charge sheet has been submitted u/s 310(2), 317(2) of BNS corresponding to S.T. No. 392 of 2026, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be the petitioner’s own or close family member. (II) The petitioner shall co-operate in the process of trial. (III) The petitioner shall not tamper with the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59312 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026
prosecution evidence or influence/intimidate any witness during the course of trial. (IV) The Petitioner shall not commit an offence of a similar nature in future. In case of violation of any of the aforesaid conditions, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
Anand/- (Alok Kumar, J) U T