Alok Kumar @ Bittu Thakur v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court single-judge order (Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey, 31-01-2026) granting regular bail in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 44234 of 2025 arising out of Jaitpur P.S. Case No. 36 of 2025, District Muzaffarpur; offence under Sections 103(1) and 61(2) B.N.S.; murder/shooting death of informant's father by unknown criminals; petitioner Alok Kumar @ Bittu Thakur not named in F.I.R., implicated through confessional statement of co-accused Vishal Kumar and Abhishek Pandey; parity/better footing argument vis-a-vis co-accused already bailed out by co-ordinate benches; petitioner in incarceration since 03-05-2025; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount; condition to cooperate with trial and appear when required; satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate-Ist Class, Court No.-7, West, Muzaffarpur; APP J. N. Thakur opposed; counsel Nitu Kumari for petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Release of the petitioner on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-Ist Class, Court No.-7, West, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Jaitpur P.S. Case No. 36 of 2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner cooperates with the trial and remains available as and when required by the court.