IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35413 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-50 Year-2026 Thana- BASANHI District- Saharsa ====================================================== 1. Chhotu Kumar S/O Manoj Thakur R/O Village- Parriya, Ward no. 7, P.S- Bihariganj, District- Madhepura. 2. Karan Kumar S/O Pramod Mandal R/O Raghunathpur, P.S.- Basnahi, Distt.- Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 3 06-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners have prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 309(4) of BNS. 3. The case of the prosecution is that four persons on two bikes intercepted the magic pickup of the informant on which, he has loaded 44 empty cylinders and 20 filled lpg cylinders. It is alleged that miscreants looted Rs. 25,000/- and magic pickup loaded with cylinders. The informant informed the same to the agency owner. After some time, the pick up van was recovered with 44 empty cylinders and 20 lpg filled cylinders were not there. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted during course of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35413 of 2026(3) dt.06-07-2026 2/2 investigation, petitioner no. 1 was apprehended and has given his confessional statement and on the basis of his confessional statement, 20 lpg filled cylinders were recovered from the maize field. The name of petitioner no. 2 has transpired in the statement of petitioner no. 1. Learned counsel has submitted that in this case, the cylinders which are alleged to be stolen by the petitioners have been recovered. Moreover, they are languishing in judicial custody since 28.03.2026. 5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of regular bail. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail in connection with Basnahi P.S. Case No. 50 of 2026 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Saharsa. Shubham/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T