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2025 DAILYLAW 71759 (PAT)

Vinod Kumar @ Binod Kumar v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./63504/2025 · 2025-09-17

Sandeep Kumar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63504 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2025 Thana- DALSINGHSARAI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Vinod Kumar @ Binod Kumar son of Late Ganga Sah Resident of Village -Brahmpura Ward no 6, Ps and Dist- Muzaffarpur, At P/A- Village- Balughat Dhulan, Ps- sikanderpur, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Subodh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Murli Dhar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 17-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Dalsingh Sarai P.S. Case No.30 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 303(2), 334(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the statues of Lord Ram, Sita and Laxman amounting to Rs. 50,00,000/- were stolen by unknown thief by breaking the lock of the temple. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused and no incriminating/theft Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63504 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 2/3 article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 14.03.2025 having clean antecedent. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner has brought on record the orders dated 01.09.2025 and 12.09.2025 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous Nos.58780 of 2025 and 66168 of 2025, by which similarly situated co-accused namely, Najrul Amin @ Rahu and Md. Firoz have been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court. 7. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 8. Considering the fact that similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this bail application is allowed. 9. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Dalsingsarai, Samastipur /concerned Court in connection with Dalsingh Sarai P.S. Case Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63504 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 3/3 No. 30 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner shall appear personally or through his advocate on each and every date fixed in the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the trial court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. pawan/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T