Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Sharma v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Sharma v. The State of Bihar, Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.85035 of 2025, decided 13-02-2026 by Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey. Renewal of bail prayer in Sessions Trial No. 11/2024 arising out of Rail P.S. Saharsa (Banmankhi) P.S. Case No. 38/2023 (Saharsa Rail P.S., District Khagaria). Earlier rejection dated 04.04.2025 permitted renewal after one year or examination of 10 witnesses; 11 witnesses examined, P.Ws. 1-5 hostile, incarceration about two-and-a-half years; bail allowed on Rs. 10,000/- bond with two like sureties before Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Khagaria. Keywords: bail, renewal of bail, prolonged incarceration, hostile witnesses, trial pending.
What did the court decide?
Release of the petitioner on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Khagaria in Sessions Trial No. 11/2024.