Patna High Court

Imteyaz @ VickkyversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 10 March 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: R P MISHRA

Holding

The Court inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Summary

The petitioner, Imteyaz @ Vickky, was arrested in connection with a 2024 case alleging ransom demand and the murder of an informant's brother, with charges under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Arms Act. The prosecution’s case is based on the alleged involvement of co‑accused who fired on the victim, while the petitioner claims he was implicated only through confessional statements of co‑accused and is not named in the FIR. He argues that no specific overt act is attributed to him and points to a prior bail order granted to another co‑accused. The State opposed bail, citing the seriousness of the offences. Considering the lack of direct evidence against the petitioner, his period of custody, and the precedent of bail to co‑accused, the Court granted bail on condition of a cash bond and two sureties.

Issues considered

Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the serious nature of the offences alleged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act.
Whether the allegations against the petitioner constitute specific charges or a general, omnibus accusation that would preclude bail.

Legislation cited

Arms Act — s. 27
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 103(1), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 308(2), 308(5), 61(2)

Subjects

bail
criminal procedure
ransom demand
murder
arms act
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
false implication
general allegation

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12178 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-706 Year-2024 Thana- PIRBAHOR District- Patna
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                 Imteyaz @ Vickky S/o- Md. Shamim Village- Soddique House Market Hali
                 PS- Alamganj, Dist- Patna
                                                                        ... ... Petitioner/s
                                               Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                 ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, A.P.P.
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH
                 MISHRA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   10-03-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                               2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with

                   Pirbahor P.S. Case No. 706 of 2024, instituted for the offences

                   under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 308(2), 308(5), 103(1) and

                   61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and u/s 27 of the

                   Arms Act.

                               3. Prosecution case, in short, is that accused persons,

                   including the petitioner, demanded Rs. 20 Lakhs as ransom from

                   the brother of the informant. On 20.10.2024, when the brother

                   of the informant was coming on his motorcycle, in the

                   meantime, co-accused Majid Khan and Raza along with 4-5

                   unknown persons started firing indiscriminately on his brother

                   resultantly, brother of the informant died.
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                      4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the

          petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. He

          further submitted that during the course of investigation the

          name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of

          confessional statement of co-accused Maujid Khan @ DD and

          Md. Sonu. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. Learned

          counsel for the petitioner submits that general and omnibus

          allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific

          overt act is alleged against the petitioner.         Charge-sheet has

          been submitted in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner

          further submits that other co-accused has been granted bail by a

          Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 17.02.2026

          passed in Cr. Misc. No. 9614 of 2026. It has been submitted on

          behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since

          14.10.2025 and has one 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, as also the period of custody undergone by the

          petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

                       7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing

          bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two
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                     sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court

                     below/concerned Court in connection with Pirbahor P.S. Case

                     No. 706 of 2024.



                                           (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
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