IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45670 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2026 Thana- JIRADEI District- Siwan ====================================================== Dhananjay Kumar S/o Vijay Kumar Sah R/o Village - Ramgarh, P.S - Chainpur, District - Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Kanchan Kumari, Advocate For the State : Ms. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 09-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Ziradei P.S. Case No. 71 of 2026 registered for the offence under Section 310(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and 25(1-b) (a), 26, 35 and 27 of Arms Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, unknown criminals are said to have committed loot in a jewellery shop after firing gun shots and are also alleged to have hit the informant with the butt of gun due to which he has sustained injuries. It has been further alleged that when the police raided the hideout of the petitioner, the petitioner was arrested along with two other co-accused Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45670 of 2026(2) dt.09-07-2026 2/3 persons and two country made pistols, one live cartridge, two mobile phones and looted jewelries were recovered from his possession. 4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the name of petitioner has surfaced in the self-inculpatory statement of one co-accused Golu Yadav. Allegedly, one of the co-accused persons was caught by the mob. 5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner is in custody since 09.05.2026. 6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 7. Considering the fact that the petitioner has committed broad day light loot at a jewellry shop and the fact that the looted jewelry and other incriminating materials were recovered from the hideout of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 8. Accordingly, this application stands dismissed. 9. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45670 of 2026(2) dt.09-07-2026 3/3 expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. shalini/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T