Patna High Court

Sachin Kumar @ Sachin SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 4 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The pre‑arrest bail application was denied.

Summary

The petitioner, Sachin Kumar, was implicated in a FIR alleging that he, along with co‑accused, lured the informant's son, seized his IDBI Bank passbook, ATM card and a registered SIM, and subsequently withdrew large sums of money from the informant's account. He was charged under sections 316(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act (BNS) and has a prior criminal antecedent. The petitioner applied for pre‑arrest bail, arguing that the allegations did not warrant detention. The Court examined the seriousness of the offences, the amount involved, and the petitioner’s criminal history. Considering the gravity of the accusations and the antecedent, the Court rejected the bail application. The order was delivered by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate decision on the petitioner's pre‑arrest bail application given the nature of the offences and his prior criminal antecedent?

Legislation cited

Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act — s. 316(2), 318(4), 3(5)

Subjects

pre‑arrest bail
criminal antecedent
Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act
sections 316, 318, 3
theft
fraud

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6171 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-298 Year-2025 Thana- HATHUA District- Gopalganj
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                 Sachin Kumar @ Sachin Singh S/o Sujeet Kumar Singh R/o Village- Bari
                 Raibhan, P.S- Hathua, Dist- Gopalganj.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :

                 For the Petitioner/s      :      Mr. Adesh Raj Singh, Advocate

                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mrs. Madhuri Lata, APP

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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   04-02-2026                          Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the

                   State .

                                 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for

                   the offence punishable under section 316 ( 2 ), 318 ( 4 ) and 3

                   (5) of BNS.

                                 3 . As per F.I.R. allegation against this petitioner is

                   that he along with other co-accused persons lured son of

                   informant and took his Passbook of IDBI Bank , ATM and

                   registered SIM with the account and withdrew lakhs of rupees

                   from the account of informant. Petitioner has got 1 criminal

                   antecedent.

                                 4. Considering the nature of accusation , criminal
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6171 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026
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                      antecedent of this petitioner and gravity of offence , prayer for

                      pre-arrest bail of the petitioner is rejected.



                                            (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-

U      T

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