Patna High Court
CR. MISC./31657/2026 of Kundan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 23 June 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31657 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2026 Thana- SHEKHPURA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Kundan Kumar Son of Umesh Chaudhary Resident of Village- Belsar, P.S.- Noorsarai, District-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31657 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2026 Thana- SHEKHPURA District- Sheikhpura ======================================================
Kundan Kumar Son of Umesh Chaudhary Resident of Village- Belsar, P.S.- Noorsarai, District- Nalanda
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
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23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 112(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. r/w Section 10 of Bihar Acharan Priksha Adhiniyam, 1981.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner was appearing in the examination in place of one Shobhi Kumar. On being asked, the petitioner has disclosed that Sonal Kumari and Rajeev Kumar have given him Rs. 50,000/- for this assignment.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31657 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026
submitted that the petitioner was apprehended as he was appearing in the examination in place of one Shobhi Kumar. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 22.01.2026.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail and has submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of one case.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody period of the petitioner, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Sheikhpura (incharge of C.J.M., Sheikhpura) in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026 with the condition that petitioner shall not indulge himself in similar nature of offences in future.
lata/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T