IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47497 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2025 Thana- GOH District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Saurabh Mali Son of Late Bhan Das Resident of village- Allahabad (Prayagraj), P.S. -Dararganj, District -Allahabad UP ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bachan Jee Ojha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 19-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Goh P.S. Case No. 297 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 311 and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the informant saw that the door of his room was locked from outside. On alarm, one Minta Devi came and opened the door. Thereafter, he saw that his wife was lying dead on the bed of another room. It is further alleged that ornaments and Rs. 15,000/- cash was stolen by some unknown persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47497 of 2026(3) dt.19-08-2026 2/3 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 submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Narsimha Pardi and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is next submitted that nothing has been recovered either from the conscious possession or from the house of the petitioner. It is further submitted that some stolen articles were found beneath the tree near the house of co-accused, Narsimha Pardi. The petitioner is in custody since 20.12.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other co-accused has been granted regular bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.06.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 28774 of 2026. 5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. 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.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47497 of 2026(3) dt.19-08-2026 3/3 7. Let the petitioner 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 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Goh P.S. Case No. 297 of 2025. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47497 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2025 Thana- GOH District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Saurabh Mali Son of Late Bhan Das Resident of village- Allahabad (Prayagraj), P.S. -Dararganj, District -Allahabad UP ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bachan Jee Ojha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 19-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Goh P.S. Case No. 297 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 311 and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the informant saw that the door of his room was locked from outside. On alarm, one Minta Devi came and opened the door. Thereafter, he saw that his wife was lying dead on the bed of another room. It is further alleged that ornaments and Rs. 15,000/- cash was stolen by some unknown persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47497 of 2026(3) dt.19-08-2026 2/3 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 submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Narsimha Pardi and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is next submitted that nothing has been recovered either from the conscious possession or from the house of the petitioner. It is further submitted that some stolen articles were found beneath the tree near the house of co-accused, Narsimha Pardi. The petitioner is in custody since 20.12.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other co-accused has been granted regular bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.06.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 28774 of 2026. 5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. 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.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47497 of 2026(3) dt.19-08-2026 3/3 7. Let the petitioner 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 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Goh P.S. Case No. 297 of 2025. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T