IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69680 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2024 Thana- SARAI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Aman Kumar, S/o Krishna Kant Singh, R/o Village-Ghataro Ramnagar Tola, P.S.- Kartaha, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manindra Kishore Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 05-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sarai P.S. Case No.176 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317 read with 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘B.N.S.’). 3. The accused/petitioner is not named in the FIR and is in custody since 28.06.2025. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is to threaten the informant with a pistol and took away the company’s collection amount of Rs.72,875/- along with other valuables, including tab and bio-metric machines. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69680 of 2025(2) dt.05-02-2026 2/3 the petitioner that name of petitioner transpired during course of investigation on the basis of confessional statement of co- accused namely, Neeraj Kumar. It is pointed out that co- accused Anmol Kumar was also named by apprehended co- accused Neeraj. It is submitted that the case of this petitioner is of equal footing to that of co-accused Anmol Kumar. In this context, it is submitted by learned counsel that said co- accused Anmol Kumar was granted bail by one of the learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No.31018 of 2025 dated 14.08.2025. The petitioner was not put on T.I.P. as yet. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. The petitioner found involved in one more criminal case, where he is on bail. 5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail. 6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as except confession prima facie nothing incriminating appears against the petitioner, coupled with the fact that similarly situated co-accused person has already Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69680 of 2025(2) dt.05-02-2026 3/3 granted bail by one of the learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court, as mentioned aforesaid, coupled with the fact that petitioner remains in custody since 28.06.2025, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-X, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Sarai P.S. Case No.171 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘CrPC’)/under Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (for short ‘BNSS’). Sanjeet/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) U T