Patna High Court
Randhir Kumar @ ParasversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The bail bond shall be accepted only if the petitioner is not involved in any case other than Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 797 of 2024 and Piplawan P.S. Case No. 117 of 2024.
Summary
The petitioner, Randhir Kumar, had been granted regular bail on 12 January 2026 with a condition that his criminal antecedent be verified before accepting the bail bond. The bail order required that if he was involved in any case other than those listed in paragraph‑3 of his bail application, the bond would be rejected. The petitioner argued that he had omitted mentioning a case (Piplawan P.S. Case No. 117 of 2024 under Section 309(4) of the BNS) due to lack of knowledge. The court allowed a modification of the bail order, limiting the verification to only two specific cases – Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 797 of 2024 and Piplawan P.S. Case No. 117 of 2024 – and extended the surrender period by four weeks. All other terms and conditions of the original bail order remained unchanged.
Issues considered
- Whether the bail bond can be accepted when the petitioner has undisclosed pending criminal cases.
- Scope of modification of bail conditions to include verification of criminal antecedent limited to specified cases.
Legislation cited
- BNS — s. 112(2), 304(2), 309(4)
Subjects
- regular bail
- bail modification
- criminal antecedent verification
- pending cases
- bail conditions
- Bihar High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9687 of 2026
In
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65126 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-133 Year-2025 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna
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Randhir Kumar @ Paras S/o- Pramod Prasad Resident of Village- Sarat Police
station- Naubatpur, Dist- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amar Anand
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
2 13-02-2026 The petitioner was granted regular bail vide order
dated 12.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 65126 of 2025. While
granting bail, it was observed in paragraph 7 of the order that
before accepting the bail bond, the criminal antecedent of the
petitioner shall be verified and if it is found that he is involved
in any other case except the cases mentioned in paragraph-3 of
the bail application, his bail bond shall not be accepted.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted
that the petitioner had mentioned one case i.e. Naubatpur P.S.
Case No. 797 of 2024 under Sections 304(2), 112(2) of the BNS
in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application and due to lack of
knowledge, Piplawan P.S. Case No. 117 of 2024 under Section
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9687 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026
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309(4) of the BNS, had been left to be mentioned in paragraph-3
of the bail application.
3. Considering the facts and circumstances, the
present modification application is allowed to the extent in
paragraph-7 of the order dated 12.01.2026 that, before accepting
the bail bond, the criminal antecedent of the petitioner shall be
verified and if it is found that he in involved in any case other
than Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 797 of 2024 and Piplawan P.S.
Case No. 117 of 2024, his bail bond shall not be accepted.
4. Accordingly, the period for surrender of the
petitioner is further extended for four weeks from today.
5. All the terms and conditions shall remain same as
in order dated 12.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 65126 of
2025.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
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