Santosh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13566 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2025 Thana- BARH RAIL P.S. District- Patna
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                 Santosh Kumar Son of Late Brijnandan Prasad Resident of village -
                 Jamunichak ward No .08, Police Station - Barh, , District - patna.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Abhay Kumar Upadhyay, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Parmanand Kumar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   19-03-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection

                   with Barh Railway P.S. Case No. 61 of 2025 registered for the

                   offence punishable under Sections 310(2), 311, 109, 118(2),

                   127(2), 61(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the

                   Arms Act.

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

                   petitioner was boarding the train, 4-5 persons started snatching

                   his bag, which contained cash. When the informant gave the

                   bag, they fired. The informant received a gunshot injury in his

                   right thigh and after that the miscreants took the bag and went

                   away.

                                4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
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          petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has

          committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this

          case. He also submits that the FIR was lodged against unknown

          miscreants. During the course of investigation, Arjun and

          Shivan have given their confessional statement in which they

          have named this petitioner and the petitioner himself has also

          given his confessional statement. He also submits that nothing

          has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. Save

          and except the confessional statement of co-accused and of the

          petitioner, there is nothing against him. Moreover, a statement

          has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no

          criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody

          since 09.10.2025.

                       5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP

          for the State.

                       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

          Railway Judicial Magistrate, Railway, Patna in connection with
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                     Barh Railway P.S. Case No. 61 of 2025.



                                                    (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Sudhanshu/-

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