Patna High Court
Kumar Jee KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
Holding
Bail was granted to the petitioner with specified conditions.
Summary
Kumar Jee Kumar was arrested on 30 September 2025 in connection with a case involving alleged offences under Sections 310(4), 310(5), 303(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and Sections 25(1‑Ba), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. The police, acting on secret information, conducted a raid and recovered a country‑made pistol, three live cartridges and a mobile phone from his possession. The petitioner pleaded innocence, arguing that the FIR was fabricated and pointing out that co‑accused persons had already been granted bail by the same court. The prosecution opposed bail, citing two prior criminal antecedents of the petitioner. The High Court, noting the bail granted to similarly situated co‑accused and considering the circumstances, ordered the petitioner’s release on bail with a bond of Rs 10,000 and two sureties, subject to conditions regarding trial cooperation, non‑tampering with evidence, and verification of antecedents. The bail order was issued without delay for verification purposes.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the seriousness of the offences and his prior criminal antecedents
- Whether the grant of bail to co‑accused persons on similar charges mandates similar relief for the petitioner
Legislation cited
Subjects
- bail
- criminal antecedent
- Arms Act
- BNS 2023
- seizure
- raid
- co‑accused
- High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90984 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-428 Year-2025 Thana- ALOULI District- Khagaria
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Kumar Jee Kumar S/o Thaku Yadav @ Thakkan Yadav R/o vill - Alauli, P.s.-
Alauli, Distt.- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vivekanand Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
3 02-04-2026 Heard Mr. Vivekanand Singh, learned counsel for the
petitioner and Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, learned Additional Public
Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since
30.09.2025 in connection with Alauli P.S. Case No. 428 of 2025,
F.I.R. dated 29.09.2025 for the offences punishable under
Sections 310(4), 310(5), 303(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and
Sections 25(1-B)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. According to prosecution case, the police got secret
information that this some persons are planning to commit some
offence. Acting on such information, police have conducted raid
and apprehended the petitioner and other accused persons and
from this petitioner's possession one country made pistol, three
live cartridges and one mobile phone were recovered.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the
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present case. The allegation as alleged in the FIR is false and
fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as
alleged in the FIR. It appears from the seizure list that one
country made pistol, three live cartridges and one Android Vivo
mobile phone have been recovered from the possession of the
petitioner. He further submits that the recovery has also been
made from the other accused persons namely, Ramvijay Kumar
@ Ram Vijay Kumar who has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate
Bench of this Court vide order dated 19.02.2026 passed in Cr.
Misc. No. 9500 of 2026 and another co-accused, namely, Kundan
Kumar has also been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this
Court vide order dated 28.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3063
of 2026. He further submits that the police after investigation
submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner. The petitioner is
in custody since 30.09.2025.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has
vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner on the
ground that petitioner carries two criminal antecedents other than
the present one.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
that the similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted
bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, let the petitioner,
above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
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10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Khagaria in connection with Alauli P.S. Case No. 428 of 2025,
subject to the following conditions:-
i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be
properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court
and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and
on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient
reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.
ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the
witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move
for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall
verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any
stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal
antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail
bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in
terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for
purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Vanisha/-
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