IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9695 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2025 Thana- BARHIYA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Sonu Jha @ Sonu Kumar Jha S/o Rajkumar Jha R/o Village - Barahiya, P.S - Barahiya, District - Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rabi Bhushan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 30-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Barahiya P.S. Case No. 172/2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 103(1) of B.N.S. and Section 27 of Arms Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, three unknown persons shot and killed the deceased. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in the case. Learned counsel further submits that he has seven criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 25.08.2025. The petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the case/ trial. 5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9695 of 2026(3) dt.30-03-2026 2/2 for regular bail of the petitioner on the ground that name of the petitioner has come in the self-inculpatory statement of the co- accused and on the confessional statement of the petitioner one country-made pistol and two live cartridges have been recovered and in the CCTV footage also the face of the petitioner was captured. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, this application stands dismissed. tusharika/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T