Patna High Court
Satish Kumar @ Satish Paswan @ Jhunki @ JulfiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- REJECTED
- Bench
- RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
Holding
The Court denied bail to the petitioner.
Summary
Satish Kumar was arrested in July 2025 for alleged involvement in a 2017 robbery and shooting at his jewelry shop in Nawada, for which he is charged under IPC sections 396, 397, 398 and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution alleges that three assailants entered the shop, one fired a pistol injuring a brother who later died, and that CCTV footage and a co‑accused’s statement implicate the petitioner as the shooter. The petitioner contends he was falsely implicated, that the FIR was fabricated, and that his name was added only later from a confessional statement of another accused; he also points to a prior bail order granted to a co‑accused. The State opposed bail, relying on the co‑accused’s testimony and video evidence. The Court, considering the seriousness of the offences and the supporting evidence, refused the bail application.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner in a case involving robbery, dacoity, attempt to murder and illegal possession of arms, given the existence of CCTV footage and co‑accused testimony.
- Whether the petitioner’s claim of false implication and a forged FIR warrants bail.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act, 1959 — s. 27
- Indian Penal Code — s. 396, 397, 398
Subjects
- bail
- robbery
- dacoity
- attempt to murder
- illegal arms
- CCTV evidence
- false implication
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 6146 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-633 Year-2017 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada
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Satish Kumar @ Satish Paswan @ Jhunki @ Julfi S/o- Jawahar Bhagat @
Jawahar Paswan R/v- Panapur Kyam Ps- Bidupur Dist- Vaishali
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rudal Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
3 09-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since
15.07.2025 in connection with Nawada P.S. Case No. 633 of
2017 for the offences punishable under Sections 396, 397 and
398 of IPC and Section 27 of Arms Act.
3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that on 18-09-
2017 at about 10:00 A.M. three unknown boys came at his
jwellery shop situated at Fal Gali, Sonarpatti, Nawada taking
out pistols from their waist and pointed at them. Two other boys
were watching people outside the shop. After this all three
brothers started shouting out of fear, then one of the boys fired
which hit his brother, Naresh Kumar in the back due to which he
got injured and fell down outside the shop. Thereafter accused
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persons fled away. Thereafter the informant alongwith other
brought Naresh Kumar to Sadar Hospital from where he was
referred to P.M.C.H. Patna. Then the informant went to Ishwar
Dayal Memorial Hospital for better treatment of his brother
where in course of his treatment he died.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits he has
been falsely implicated in the present case, it is next submitted
that the allegation as alleged in the FIR is forged and fabricated
and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in
the FIR. It is next submitted that initially the petitioner was not
named in the FIR and the name of the petitioner has transpired
on the confessional statement of Avinash Srivastav @ Amit @
Abhinash Shreevasta. Learned counsel for the petitioner further
submits that the co-accused person has been granted bail by a
Coordinate Bench of this Court namely Sahbaz Ansari @ Sonu
Ansari vide order dated 02.05.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No.
19164 of 2018.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed
the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that statement of
co-accused was recorded in which she has stated that petitioner
has fired upon the victim and the same was captured in the
CCTV footage.
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6. Considering the nature of allegation supported by
the witnesses and the CCTV footage, the Court is not inclined to
enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Nawada P.S.
Case No. 633 of 2017, pending in the court of learned Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Nawada.
7. Prayer is refused.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Gaurav Sinha/-
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