Tamatar Kumar @ Bikram Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2026)

Tamatar Kumar @ Bikram Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petitioner released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge, - IX, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sessions Trial No. 451 of 2025, arising out of Sasaram Town P.S. Case No. 375 of 2025.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be released on bail in the case registered under Section 140(3) of the B.N.S. (with Sections 103(1), 238 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. added later), arising out of Sasaram Town P.S. Case No. 375 of 2025 / Sessions Trial No. 451 of 2025.

Court's answer

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances (including parity with co-accused Lav Kush Baghail, absence of criminal antecedent and chargesheet having been submitted) as well as the period of custody, and despite the opposition of the learned A.P.P., the petitioner was directed to be released on bail on furnishing a bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge, IX, Rohtas at Sasaram, in connection with Sessions Trial No. 451 of 2025 arising out of Sasaram Town P.S. Case No. 375 of 2025.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted — Patna High Court (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.), by order dated 13-02-2026 in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 1235 of 2026 arising out of P.S. Case No. 375 of 2025, Thana Sasaram Nagar, District Rohtas (Sessions Trial No. 451 of 2025), released petitioner Tamatar Kumar @ Bikram Kumar on bail in a case initially registered under Section 140(3) of the B.N.S., with Sections 103(1), 238 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. added later. Grounds recorded: petitioner not named in the F.I.R.; his name surfaced during investigation only through CCTV footage provided by the deceased's family showing him with the deceased, with no other material of complicity; parity with similarly situated co-accused Lav Kush Baghail, granted bail by the same Court on 24.11.2025 in Cr.Misc. No. 63976 of 2025; custody since 19.05.2025; no criminal antecedent; chargesheet submitted; learned A.P.P. opposed. Bail ordered on a bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge, - IX, Rohtas at Sasaram.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1235 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-375 Year-2025 Thana- SASARAM NAGAR District- Rohtas

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Tamatar Kumar @ Bikram Kumar S/O Bihari Kumar @ Ram Bihari Ram @ Ram Bihari Kumar Chaudhary @ Bihari Ram Resident of Village- Dadelganj (Sagar), Sasaram, P.S.- Sasaram (Town), District- Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Kumar Sunil For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs.Asha Devi ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 13-02-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence under Section 140(3) of the B.N.S. and later on, Sections 103(1), 238 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. were added.

Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. Name of the petitioner surfaced during investigation only on the basis of CCTV footage, which was provided by the family members of deceased, in which, this petitioner was seen with the deceased. Except this, there is no other material against this petitioner to show his complicity in the alleged offence. Similarly situated co-accused Lav Kush Baghail has been granted bail by this Court, vide order dated 24.11.2025 passed in Cr.Misc. No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1235 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 2/2

63976 of 2025. Petitioner is in custody since 19.05.2025, having no criminal antecedent. Chargesheet has been submitted.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for

bail.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as period of custody, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge, - IX, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sessions Trial No. 451 of 2025, arising out of Sasaram Town P.S. Case No. 375 of 2025.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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