IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15483 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2025 Thana- NOWKOTHI GARHPURA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Chikku Kumar Son of Ramesh Singh @ Golki Singh Resident of Village- Babhanganma, ward no. 12, Babhanganwan, P.S.- Nowkothi, (Nawkothi), District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 16-03-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Nawkothi (Nowkothi) P.S. Case No. 147 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 329(4), 308(5), 324(4), 61(2), 74, 351(2), 352, & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner, along with other co-accused persons, allegedly damaged CCTV cameras, vandalized property, threatened the informant’s mother at gunpoint, and demanded extortion (Rangdari) of Rs. 5 lakh, and Rs. 15,000/- was forcibly taken from the informant. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15483 of 2026(2) dt.16-03-2026 2/2 Petitioner is in custody since 10.12.2025. He further submits that one of the co-accused has already been granted regular bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the petitioner has 11 criminal antecedents. 6. Considering the seriousness of the allegations and the criminal antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner even though one of the co-accused has been granted bail. 7. Accordingly, this application for regular bail stands rejected. Shishir/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T