Nandlal Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Nandlal Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below/concerned Court in connection with Makhdumpur (Tehta) P.S. Case No. 452 of 2025.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, arraigned for the offence punishable under Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in Makhdumpur (Tehta) P.S. Case No. 452 of 2025, should be released on bail.

Ratio / Principle

Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody already undergone by the petitioner, the Court was inclined to grant bail.

Key takeaways

The petitioner was directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Court below/concerned Court in connection with Makhdumpur (Tehta) P.S. Case No. 452 of 2025.ratio¶¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted. Offence under S. 309(6), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Makhdumpur (Tehta) P.S. Case No. 452 of 2025, District Jehanabad. Prosecution case: three miscreants stopped the informant's motorcycle and, at pistol point, snatched a bag containing Rs. 55,186/- along with tab, bio-metric device and other documents. Per defence counsel, the petitioner was not named in the FIR, was arrested on the basis of an alleged self-confession before police, no incriminating material or looted article was recovered from him, charge-sheet stood filed, he was in custody since 25.06.2025 without criminal antecedent, and a co-accused had already been granted regular bail by the same Court (order dt. 13.10.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 71207 of 2025). Having regard to the facts and circumstances and the period of custody undergone, the Court directed release on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J.)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74474 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-452 Year-2025 Thana- MAKHDUMPUR District- Jehanabad

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Nandlal Kumar S/o- Rampravesh Yadav R/v- Serthua Ps- Tehata DistJehanabad

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Pushpa Sinha.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

ORAL ORDER

5 06-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

APP for the State and perused the case diary.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Makhdumpur (Tehta) P.S. Case No. 452 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

The prosecution case, in short, is that three miscreants stopped the motorcycle of the informant and, on the point of pistol, they snatched the bag containing Rs. 55,186/along with tab, bio-metric, charge and other documents and fled away from the spot.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. The petitioner has been arrested on the basis of self-confession made before the police and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is next submitted that no looted article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 25.06.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that other coaccused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 13.10.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 71207 of 2025.

Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two

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sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Makhdumpur (Tehta) P.S. Case No. 452 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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