IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31925 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2026 Thana- KOCHAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== Shivji Prasad Verma S/o- Late Basudeo Prasad R/v- Baulia Road Nuranganj Sasaram PS- Sasaram Dist-Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 3 01-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 02. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kochas P.S. Case No. 70 of 2026 registered for the alleged offences under Sections 303(2) and 318(4) r/w Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 03. As per prosecution case, two miscreants gave inducement for purchase of two gold ingots to the informant who had just withdrawn Rs. 30,000/- from bank but the informant refused. Still, one of the miscreants took Rs. 30,000/- and handed over two gold ingots to the informant who subsequently came to know that it was false gold. The informant raised alarm and this petitioner was apprehended but other co- accused persons fled away from the spot. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31925 of 2026(3) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is 70 years old person and he has been arrested in this case merely on suspicion. Recovery of Rs. 30,000/- has been made from the house of the petitioner but the money belongs to the petitioner. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is having antecedent of six cases and is in bail in all such cases. The petitioner is in custody since 19.03.2026 and charge-sheet has been submitted. 05. Learned APP for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petiitoner. 06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the period of custody of the petitioner along with submission of charge-sheet, the petitioner above named is directed to 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- VIII, Sasaram, Rohtas/court concerned in connection with Kochas P.S. Case No. 70 of 2026, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of BNSS and the following Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31925 of 2026(3) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 conditions: (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below. (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned. Ashish/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T