Raja Das @ Pankaj Das @ Pankaj RajversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1219 of 2026
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-493 Year-2021 Thana- BANKA District- Banka
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                 Raja Das @ Pankaj Das @ Pankaj Raj S/o- Umesh Das, R/o Village-
                 Maheshadih, P.S. and Distt.- Banka.
                                                                    ... ... Petitioner
                                                    Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                             ... ... Opposite Party
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner        :      Mr. Rajib Ranjan Jha, Advocate
                 For the State             :      Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

6   08-07-2026                        Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State.

                                      2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner

                   seeks and is granted permission to make necessary correction in

                   paragraph no. 13 of the bail petition regarding period of custody of

                   the petitioner in the course of the day.

                                      3. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in

                   connection with Banka P.S. Case No. 493 of 2021 dated

                   24.06.2021, registered for the offences punishable under Sections

                   393, 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the

                   Arms Act and also Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substance

                   Act.

                                      4. As per the prosecution case, some unknown

                   miscreants put boulder on road and signaled the truck of the

                   informant to stop, but the driver sped up the truck and tried to run
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          away seeing danger. In the meantime, one of the miscreants threw

          a bomb which caused injury to the driver due to which truck

          became unrestrained and dashed with a tree. The informant raised

          alarm and called the Police. The miscreants fled away from the

          spot. Subsequently, the name of the petitioner transpired as one of

          the miscreants during investigation.

                          5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

          petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely

          been implicated in the present case. Except for the confessional

          statement of the co-accused, there is no material against the

          petitioner. Moreover, in the confessional statement the co-accused

          Vikas Das named another co-accused Nitish Das as the person

          who hurled the bomb on the truck. Learned counsel further

          submits that co-accused persons, namely Suman Das and

          Dhurkhaili Das have been granted bail by learned co-ordinate

          Benches of this Court vide orders dated 24.01.2023 and

          11.05.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 30348 of 2022 and Cr. Misc.

          No. 17039 of 2023 respectively. Learned counsel next submits that

          petitioner is having antecedent of one case in which he is on

          anticipatory bail. Learned counsel lastly submits that petitioner is

          in custody since 09.10.2025 and chargesheet has been submitted.

                          6. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State

          opposes the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner.

                          7. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and
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                    submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the

                    vague nature of allegation and also considering period of custody

                    of the petitioner and submission of chargesheet against him, the

                    petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail, on

                    furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only)

                    with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

                    learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka / concerned Court, in

                    connection with Banka P.S. Case No. 493 of 2021, subject to the

                    condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the B.N.S.S. and

                    other following conditions:

                                    (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the

                    petitioner.

                                    (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and

                    every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned

                    trial Court.

                                    (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or

                    in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner

                    will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned.



                                                         (Arun Kumar Jha, J)

Shahnawaz/-

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