Patna High Court
CR. MISC./16562/2026 of Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Swarnkar Vs The State of Bihar on 23 June 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16562 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2025 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== 1. Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Swarnkar S/O Pappu Sah @ Pappu Swarnkar R/O Village- Patarghat, P.S-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16562 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2025 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ======================================================
1.
Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Swarnkar S/O Pappu Sah @ Pappu Swarnkar R/O
Village- Patarghat, P.S- Patarghat, Distt.- Saharsa, State- Bihar.
2.
Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Swarnkar S/O Kokay Swarnkar R/O Village- Balhi, P.S- Kisanpur, Distt.- Supaul, State- Bihar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Anand Kumar Tiwari, Advocate
Mr. Harshit Ranjan, Advocate
Mr. Aditya Bharadwaj, Advocate
Mr. Nishi Kant, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
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23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners have prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304 of B.N.S.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that unknown miscreants have snatched the golden ear-ring of the informant’s wife.
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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16562 of 2026(6) dt.23-06-2026
this case. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the F.I.R. was lodged against unknown miscreants. During course of of investigation, as the petitioners are having criminal antecedent, they were framed in this case. It has further been submitted that the police has also extorted confessional statement of these petitioners. Save and except the confessional statement, there is nothing against them. No recovery has been made. It has further been submitted that in this case, charge-sheet has been filed and no T.I.P. has been conducted. Petitioners are languishing in judicial custody since 04.12.2025.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that petitioner no.1 is having criminal antecedent of three cases and petitioner no.2 is having criminal antecedent of four cases.
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 Court of C.J.M., Khagaria in connection with Beldaur Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16562 of 2026(6) dt.23-06-2026
P.S. Case No. 191 of 2025 with the condition that petitioners shall cooperate in the trial and shall remain physically present on each and every fixed date in the learned trial Court.
lata/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T