Santosh Rajaram Mohite @ Santosh Rajaram Mahite @ Santosh MahiteversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19764 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2025 Thana- VISHNUPAD District- Gaya
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                 Santosh Rajaram Mohite @ Santosh Rajaram Mahite @ Santosh Mahite S/o
                 Rajaram Mahite @ Rajaram Mohite R/o Village - Chowk Tower, P.S- Gaya
                 Kotwali, District - Gaya
                                                                        ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                 ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Aryan Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   25-03-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection

                   with Vishnupad P.S. Case No.32 of 2025 registered for the

                   offence punishable under Sections 334(1), 303(2) and 3(5) of

                   the BNS.

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

                   unknown miscreants have committed theft in the jewellery shop

                   of the informant.

                                4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner has submitted that the FIR was lodged against

                   unknown miscreants. During course of investigation, Md. Raja

                   was apprehended and he has given his confessional statement.

                   The name of this petitioner has surfaced in the confessional
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          statement of the co-accused Md. Raja. Save and except the

          confessional statement of the co-accused, there is nothing

          against the petitioner. No recovery has been made from the

          possession of this petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner

          has further submitted that co-accused Md. Raja has been granted

          bail by the learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Coourt vide Cr.

          Misc. No. 11676 of 2026. Learned counsel for the petitioner has

          further submitted that the petitioner is in custody since

          19.01.2026.

                       5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP

          for the State.       It has further been submitted that as far as

          criminal antecedent of petitioner is concerned, petitioner is

          having criminal antecedent of 13 cases.

                       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 with the condition that

          the petitioner shall co-operate in the trial; shall remain

          physically present in the trial court whenever required and

          shall also mark his weekly attendance at Imamganj P.S. 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
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                      the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VI,

                      Gaya Ji, in connection with Vishnupad P.S. Case No.32 of 2025.



                                            (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
durgesh/-

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