Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Patel @ Santosh Shukla @ Karanti KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12258 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-469 Year-2025 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur
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                 Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Patel @ Santosh Shukla @ Karanti Kumar Son of
                 Rajeshwar Patel @ Rajeshwar Rai @ Rajeshwar Prasad Gupta Resident of
                 Village - Baijalpur, P.S. - Paroo, Dist. - Muzaffarpur. At present R/o Village -
                 Dubiyahi(Pokhraira), P.S. - Jainpur, Dist. - Muzaffarpur.

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   18-04-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

                   counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case

                   registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1) and

                   3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

                                3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the

                   F.I.R. named accused persons have committed murder of the

                   nephew of the informant.

                                4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has

                   committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this

                   case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the

                   name of this petitioner has surfaced in this case during
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          investigation in the confessional statement of Kartik Kumar. The

          confessional statement of Kartik Kumar reveals that the

          petitioner and he have murdered the deceased Abhimanu on

          behest of their friend Aman Kumar. It has also come that the fire

          was made by Aman Kumar. It has further been submitted that

          the C.D.R. location also goes to show that the tower location of

          petitioner was near the place of occurrence. Save and except the

          confessional statement, there is nothing against him. It has

          further been submitted that one another case was filed for

          recovery of the weapon as Paroo P.S. Case No. 514 of 2025. It

          is alleged that the weapon of murder was recovered from the

          possession of this petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner

          has submitted that the case of the prosecution is that F.I.R.

          named accused persons have killed the deceased whereas during

          investigation, entirely different story has cropped up on the

          basis of confessional statement. Petitioner is languishing in

          judicial custody since 20.11.2025.

                       5. Learned APP appearing for the State and learned

          counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the

          application for bail and have submitted that petitioner is having

          criminal antecedent of three cases. Learned counsel for the

          informant has submitted that the petitioner has also given his
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                       confessional statement and has accepted his involvement and

                       that the weapon of assault was also recovered from him.

                                    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

                       Judicial Magistrate 1st Class (West) Muzaffarpur in connection

                       with Paroo P.S. Case No. 469 of 2025.


                                                       (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)

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