Patna High Court

Dharma Domh @ Ravi Domh @ Vicky DomhversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 9 February 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: SANDEEP KUMAR

Holding

Bail was denied to the petitioner.

Summary

The petitioner, Dharma Domh, was arrested in connection with a robbery (Section 392 IPC) alleged to have been committed with a pistol. His name surfaced during the investigation through a self‑incriminating statement of a co‑accused, and he is also implicated in seven other similar serious cases. He has been in custody since 22 June 2024 and filed an application for bail before the Patna High Court. The learned judge considered the gravity of the offence and the petitioner’s antecedent criminal history. Given these circumstances, the court was not inclined to grant bail. Consequently, the bail application was dismissed.

Issues considered

Whether bail should be granted to the accused in a case of robbery under Section 392 IPC considering the seriousness of the offence and the petitioner’s prior criminal antecedents.

Legislation cited

Indian Penal Code — s. 392

Subjects

bail
robbery
Section 392 IPC
criminal antecedent
high court
custody

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77267 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2023 Thana- GAYA KOTWALI District- Gaya
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                 Dharma Domh @ Ravi Domh @ Vicky Domh Son of Late Manu Dom
                 Resident of Village - Gewal Bigha, P.S.- Rampur, District - Gaya


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


                                                                            ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s    :        Mr.Vinod Kumar, Advocate
                 For the State           :        Mr.Mohammed Arif, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   09-02-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                  2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with

                   Kotwali P.S. Case No. 157 of 2023 registered for the offence

                   punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

                                  3. Unknown criminals are said to have committed a

                   loot on the point of pistol.

                                  4. The name of the petitioner has surfaced during

                   investigation in the self inculpatory statement of the co-accused.

                   The petitioner is accused in seven more similar and serious

                   cases.
           Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77267 of 2025(2) dt.09-02-2026
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                                  5. The petitioner is in custody since 22.06.2024.

                                  6. Considering the gravity of the offence and the

                     antecedent, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

                                  7. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed.


                                                                          (Sandeep Kumar, J)

P. Kumar

U     T

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