Patna High Court
CR. MISC./37798/2026 of Md. Aslam Vs The State of Bihar on 17 June 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37798 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2026 Thana- Haraiya District- East Champaran ====================================================== Md. Aslam S/o Md. Safik @ Safik Miyan Resident of Village- Kabari Tola, P.S.- Mejarganj,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37798 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2026 Thana- Haraiya District- East Champaran ======================================================
Md. Aslam S/o Md. Safik @ Safik Miyan Resident of Village- Kabari Tola, P.S.- Mejarganj, District- Sitamarhi
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Dhandev Kumar, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
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17-06-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners makes a prayer for bail in connection with Haraiya P.S. Case No. 23 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317(5), 318(4), 61(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 111, 178, 179, 180, 181 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, in brief, is that acting on secret information, the police intercepted two persons, namely Tilak Bahadur Thing and Saroj Kumar, and recovered counterfeit Indian and Nepali currency notes from their possession. During interrogation, they disclosed that they were members of a gang involved in printing counterfeit notes and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37798 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026
named Daya Tiwari @ Sushil Tiwari, Rizwan Mian, and Ravi Ranjan Singh as associates. They further stated that counterfeit Indian and Nepali notes were being printed at the house of Pramod Kumar in Sitamarhi. Acting on their disclosure, the police raided the said house, apprehended the petitioner and others, and recovered a huge quantity of counterfeit Nepali currency, bundles of papers, chemicals, and other materials used for printing counterfeit notes.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He has also submitted that the counterfeit notes have been recovered from the premises of Pramod Kumar along with (1) Dilip Kumar Singh, (2) Shri Dev Mahto, (3) Raushan Kumar, (4) Rakesh Singh, (5) Saheb Kumar @ Lal, (6) Sajan Kumar, (7) Md Ashalam Rayeem & (8) Vikash Kumar Patel. It has next been submitted that from the house of co-accused Pramod Kumar, counterfeit paper and several mobile numbers have been recovered and all these incriminating articles which is said to have been recovered does not belong to the petitioner. He further submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons namely, Saheb Kumar and Raushan Kumar has been granted bail by the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37798 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026
learned coordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 24440 of 2026. The case of this petitioner stands on similar footing. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 02.02.2026.
5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail.
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 S.D.J.M., Raxaul (East Champaran) in connection with Haraiya P.S. Case No.23 of 2026.
Sudhanshu/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T