IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40996 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2026 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sikku kumar Son of Jay Murat Rai Resident of Village- Mujfra Kamtaul (Anant Kamtaul), P.S.- Kudhani, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 25-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 84 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 303(2) and 334(1) of the B.N.S., 2023. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that some unknown miscreants have committed theft in the godown of the informant and have stolen away 183 gas cylinders and 39 gas stoves. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the FIR was lodged against unknown miscreants. He also submits that as the petitioner is having criminal antecedents, he was remanded in this case from Jaitpur P.S. Case No. 25 of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40996 of 2026(2) dt.25-06-2026 2/2 2026 wherein he has given his confessional statement. He further submits that save and except the confessional statement, there is nothing against him. Learned counsel further submits that no recovery has been made from the possession of the petitioner, rather, the alleged recovery was made from the possession of a co- accused, namely, Naresh Das. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 13.03.2026. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent of four cases. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 84 of 2026. Sudhanshu/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T