Sonu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20317 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-559 Year-2025 Thana- BARHARIA District- Siwan
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                 Sonu Kumar Son of Yogesh Prasad @ Jugesh Prasad Resident Of Village -
                 Koiirigawa, P.O. - Barharia, Dist. - Siwan.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Hemant Ray, Advocate
                                                  Mr. Harsha Shashwat, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Surendra Kumar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

5   06-07-2026                      Heard Mr. Hemant Ray, learned counsel for the

                   petitioner and Mr. Surendra Kumar, learned Additional Public

                   Prosecutor for the State.

                                2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since

                   27.11.2025 in connection with Barharia P.S. Case No. 559 of

                   2025, F.I.R. dated 25.11.2025 for the offences punishable under

                   Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 303(2), 351(3), 352 and 3(5) of

                   the BNS, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

                                3. According to prosecution case, this petitioner on

                   the instance of Balmiki Prasad @ Ashwani committed theft

                   inside the groom's car and also fired upon one Govind Giri.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been
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          implicated in the present case. The allegation as alleged in the

          FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed

          any offence as alleged in the FIR. As per the allegation, the

          petitioner has fired upon Govind Giri due to which he has

          received injury. He further submits that on the spur of moment

          the present occurrence has taken place and there is no intention

          to kill anyone. He further submits that the police after

          investigation submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner.

          The petitioner is in custody since 27.11.2025.

                      5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has

          vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

                       6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances

          that the petitioner has clean antecedent as well as period of

          custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on

          furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two

          sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

          ACJM-III, Siwan in connection with Barharia P.S. Case No. 559

          of 2025, subject to the following conditions:-

                       i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be

          properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court

          and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and

          on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient
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                      reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

                                   ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the

                      witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to

                      move for cancellation of bail.

                                   iii. And further condition that the court below shall

                      verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at

                      any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his

                      criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for

                      cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the

                      acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order

                      shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of

                      verification.



                                             (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Vanisha/-

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