Patna High Court

Anubhav Kumar Singh @ Abhinav Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 3 February 2026
Disposal: ALLOWED
Bench: ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The court granted regular bail to the petitioner subject to bond and surety conditions.

Summary

Anubhav Kumar Singh was arrested in connection with a robbery and armed assault at a shop, during which Rs. 3,20,000, two mobiles and Rs.5,000 were stolen. The informant claimed the petitioner was apprehended with a bike, weapons and cartridges, but the petitioner denied involvement, stating no stolen property was found on him and that he had been in custody since September 2025. The State opposed regular bail, citing six prior criminal convictions. The court examined the facts, the lack of recovered stolen goods, and the petitioner’s claim of innocence, and decided to grant regular bail on a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, subject to weekly police‑station attendance and cooperation in trial. The order was made by Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey.

Issues considered

What is the applicability of regular bail under Section 309(4) of the BNS to the petitioner given the alleged robbery and possession of weapons?
Do the petitioner’s prior criminal antecedents justify denial of bail?
Is the absence of recovered stolen property sufficient to grant bail?

Legislation cited

Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act — s. 309(4)

Subjects

regular bail
robbery
armed assault
Section 309(4) BNS
criminal antecedents
police custody
bail conditions

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4832 of 2026
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-269 Year-2025 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran
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                 Anubhav Kumar Singh @ Abhinav Kumar Singh S/O Late Kamakhya Singh
                 @ Kamakhya Narayan Singh R/o Village- Madansanth, P.s.- Daudpur,
                 District- Saran

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Kundan Kumar Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Surendra Kumar,APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   03-02-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

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

                   registered for the offence punishable under sections 309 (4) of

                   the BNS.

                                3.     The case of the prosecution is that while the

                   informant was at his shop, four persons riding on a bike having

                   masks on their faces arrived there and entered the shop and at

                   gunpoint took away a sum of Rs. 3,20,000/-, two mobiles and

                   also looted Rs. 5000/- from the customer, namely, Kaushalya

                   Devi. Thereafter, they fled away. Further case of the informant

                   is that he was able to apprehend one of the miscreants along

                   with bike, who is the petitioner herein, and from the possession
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          of this petitioner, weapons and cartridge were recovered.

                       4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

          petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

          connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the

          petitioner was apprehended earlier in connection with Manjhi

          P.S.Case No. 270 of 2025 and after that he was remanded in the

          present case. It is further submitted that no stolen property was

          recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner and

          the police have not annexed any seizure list to substantiate the

          alleged recovery. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in

          judicial custody since 09.09.2025.

                       5.     Learned APP appearing for the State has

          vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail stating that the

          petitioner has six criminal antecedents.

                       6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances

          of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on

          bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on

          bail in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 269 of 2025 on

          furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two

          sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned

          ACJM -IV, Saran at Chapra, subject to the condition that the

          petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall mark his
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                      attendance at concerned police station weekly, failing which the

                      learned Magistrate will be at liberty to pass appropriate orders.



                                             (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Jagdish/-

U       T

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