Patna High Court
Aayush KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The court granted regular bail to the petitioner subject to bond and surety conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Aayush Kumar, was arrested in connection with a case alleging that he and four others collided with an informant's vehicle, kidnapped the driver, assaulted him, cut off his ear and demanded a Rs. 10 lakh ransom. The petitioner claimed innocence, asserting that the collision was accidental and that he only sought compensation for vehicle damage, not extortion. He pleaded for regular bail, citing a clean antecedent and custody since 4 October 2025. The State opposed the bail application, emphasizing the seriousness of the offences listed under the Indian Penal Code. The court, after considering the facts, ordered the petitioner’s release on bail with a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, subject to cooperation with the trial.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail despite charges of kidnapping, assault, extortion and other serious offences under the IPC.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 109, 115, 126, 140, 308, 351
Subjects
- regular bail
- kidnapping
- extortion
- assault
- Indian Penal Code
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7434 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-359 Year-2025 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai
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Aayush Kumar Son of Bipin Kumar @ Bipin Ray R/o Viilage - Rani 3, P.S. -
Bachhawara, Dist. - Begusarai.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sabal Kumar Jha
For the State : Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
2 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as
learned APP for the State.
2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail
in connection with Bachhawara P.S. Case No. 359 of 2025,
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2),
126(2), 109, 308(4), 351(2), 351(3), 140(1), 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per allegation, on 02.10.2025, the petitioner
along with four unknown persons staged a collision with the
informant’s Bolero, then kidnapped and brutally assaulted the
driver. The assailants cut the driver’s ear and demanded Rs. 10
lakh ransom under threat of death.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has
submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been
implicated in the present case. Baleno vehicle of the petitioner
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collided with the vehicle of the informant, Bolero and this is the
reason the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case.
The petitioner has only demanded money to recover damage of
the vehicle but the informant gave this, a color of extortion. The
petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and is in custody since
04.10.2025.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State
has opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and
circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on
bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties
of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M.,
Begusarai in connection with Bachhawara P.S. Case No. 359 of
2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate
in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when
required by the court.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
priyanka/-
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