Akash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19445 of 2026
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2026 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai
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                 Akash Kumar S/o- Manoj Kumar Prasad @ Manoj Prasad @ Manoj Ram
                 R/v- East Gidha Ps- Halsi Dist- Lakhisarai, P/A- Nanihal Santar Mohalla
                 W.No-13, Ps Dist- Lakhisarai.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, A.P.P.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   13-05-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with

                   Lakhisarai P.S. Case No.10 of 2026 for the offences registered

                   under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 351(2) & 3(5) of the

                   B.N.S., 2023 and under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26(i), 35 & 27 of the

                   Arms Act.

                                3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has

                   alleged when he was going to station in the meantime the

                   petitioner along with co-accused Akash Kumar @ Bauwa @

                   Pahari and 4-5 unknown persons intercepted him and started

                   abusing and assaulting on his face by means of butt of pistol

                   causing injury to him. It is alleged that accused persons after

                   making indiscriminate firing upon the informant, managed to
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          escape from the place of occurrence. It is also alleged that the

          police party recovered empty cartridge from the place of

          occurrence.

                       4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

          petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case.

          He further submits that co-accused Akash Kumar @ Bauwa @

          Pahari was running a hotel business and had some scuffle for

          payment of meal on the day of occurrence with the informant but

          the petitioner who resides at his maternal uncle’s house has also

          been implicated by the informant with ulterior motive. Learned

          counsel submits that as per the allegation in the F.I.R., the

          petitioner was only member of mob. He further submits that the

          main accused, namely, Akash Kumar @ Bauwa @ Pahari against

          whom there is a direct allegation of assault has already been

          granted bail by the learned Trial Court itself. Petitioner is in

          custody since 07.01.2026, who has two criminal antecedents, in

          which he is on bail and he undertakes to co-operate in the trial.

                       5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State

          opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

                       6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the

          parties, facts and circumstances of the case, and the nature of

          allegation leveled against the petitioner as well as the period of

          custody already undergone by him, let the petitioner, named
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                      above, be enlarged on bail upon furnishing bail bond of

                      Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like

                      amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial

                      Magistrate, Lakhisarai, District-Lakhisarai/ concerned Court in

                      connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No.10 of 2026.



                                              (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
Ritik/-Utkarsh/-

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