Niraj Kumar @ Niraj Basfore @ Musa v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No. 30858 of 2026 with Criminal Miscellaneous No. 28341 of 2026; decided 21-07-2026; Rudra Prakash Mishra, J.; bail granted; Chapra Town P.S. Case No. 635 of 2025; Thana Chapra Town; District Saran; Bihar; Sections 331(4) & 305, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS 2023); theft of jewellery and cash Rs. 60,000/-; house break-in on night of 10.11.2025; custody since 18.11.2025; charge sheet submitted; petitioners not named in FIR; self-confessional statement; disclosure of co-petitioner's name; no T.I. Parade; criminal antecedents (seven and one); recovery of stolen articles alleged by prosecution; bail bond Rs. 15,000/- with two sureties of like amount; condition that one bailor be close family member; appearance at trial; cancellation of bail bonds on default on two consecutive dates.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to both petitioners in connection with Chapra Town P.S. Case No. 635 of 2025, after framing of charge if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below, subject to conditions: (I) one bailor shall be an own/close member of the family of the petitioners; (II) the petitioners shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial, failing which on default of appearance on two consecutive dates the Trial Court may cancel the bail bonds.