Patna High Court
Karan Lal Dev @ Karan KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SHAILENDRA SINGH
Holding
The court granted regular bail to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, Karan Lal Dev, was arrested in connection with Baheri Police Station Case No. 345/2025, which alleged offences under multiple sections of the BNS, including loot and murder. He applied for regular bail, contending that he had returned looted items and had no involvement in the murder, and that the investigation against him was complete. The State opposed the bail, citing the seriousness of the charges and a prior criminal antecedent, though the petitioner was already on bail in that earlier case. The court considered the petitioner’s custody duration, the completion of investigation, and his limited role in the alleged offences. Concluding that bail was appropriate, the court ordered his release on a bail bond of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of the same amount.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail despite the serious nature of the charges under the BNS.
- Whether the completion of investigation and the petitioner’s alleged limited role justify granting bail.
Legislation cited
- Bihar Negotiable Statutes (BNS) — s. 103(1), 109(1), 115(2), 118(1), 126(2), 303(2), 3(5), 351(2), 352, 74
Subjects
- regular bail
- criminal procedure
- investigation completed
- prior criminal antecedent
- Bihar High Court
- BNS sections
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90146 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-345 Year-2025 Thana- BAHERI District- Darbhanga
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Karan Lal Dev @ Karan Kumar Son of Manoj Lal Dev @ Arvind Lal Dev
Resident of Village - Ujjaina, Police Station - Baheri, District - Darbhanga.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Manoj Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 13-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with
Baheri P.S. Case No. 345/ 2025 registered for the offence(s)
punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1), 74,
303(2), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the BNS. Later on section
103(1) of the BNS was added vide order dated 01.09.2025.
3. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner’s
counsel are that though the petitioner’s role has been alleged in
the first part of the FIR relating to the offence of loot but the
informant has also revealed therein that petitioner returned some
parts of the looted articles to the informant and so far as the
second part of the occurrence relating to the murder of the
deceased is concerned, no role of the petitioner has been
revealed and he has been languishing in jail since 22.08.2025,
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the investigation against him has been completed and though,
against him there is criminal antecedent of one case but he is on
bail in the said case.
4. The learned APP appearing for the State has
opposed the bail prayer of the petitioner.
5. Considering the above submissions advanced by
the petitioner’s counsel, averments made in this petition, the
petitioner’s custody period and the completion of investigation
against him coupled with his role in the alleged offence, this
court is inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly,
let the petitioner named-above be released on bail in connection
with Baheri P.S. Case No. 345/ 2025 on furnishing bail bond of
Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the
like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned.
(Shailendra Singh, J)
BKS/-
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