IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57934 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-439 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== Sintu Kumar @ Santu Kumar S/o Suresh Pandit R/o At Hardiya, P.S.- Rajauli, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Ranjan, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 19-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 439 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 140(2), 140(3), 308(3), 308(5), 351(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S.

3. As per the allegation, when the informant and his nephew, Raja Kumar, had gone to the local Court, after some time, seven unknown persons intercepted them and started abusing them on the pretext of their having allegedly behaved indecently with some girls. It is further alleged that one of the persons pointed a pistol at the informant’s head and took him to an unknown place in the jungle. Thereafter, the accused persons Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57934 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 2/3 allegedly compelled the informant and his nephew to part with a sum of Rs. 78,500/-, which was transferred through a QR (Quick Response) code. Subsequently, they were released from captivity after being threatened with death in the event of their lodging any complaint against the accused persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case and the QR code on which the money was sent does not belong to the petitioner rather the same belongs to one Rita Devi and the petitioner has got no concern with the said Rita Devi. It has further been submitted that name of this petitioner has transpired in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused Sintu Kumar, made before the police, while in police custody, which has got no evidentiary value in the eye of law. It has further been submitted that no test identification parade of the petitioner has been held and nothing has been recovered from his possession. Lastly, it has been submitted that petitioner is in judicial custody since 15.12.2025 and chargesheet has been filed in this case without holding any test identification parade and the only material against the petitioner as of now, is the confessional statement of the co-accused, Sintu Kumar. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57934 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 3/3 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada, in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 439 of 2025. 8. The application stands allowed. 9. It is hereby directed that the petitioner will not get involved himself in any of the criminal case in future and if he gets involved in the same, the prosecution would be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of his bail bonds. 10. One of the bailors shall be close relative of the petitioner. (Praveen Kumar, J) Ankit Kumar/- U T

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57934 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-439 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== Sintu Kumar @ Santu Kumar S/o Suresh Pandit R/o At Hardiya, P.S.- Rajauli, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Ranjan, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 19-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 439 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 140(2), 140(3), 308(3), 308(5), 351(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S.

3. As per the allegation, when the informant and his nephew, Raja Kumar, had gone to the local Court, after some time, seven unknown persons intercepted them and started abusing them on the pretext of their having allegedly behaved indecently with some girls. It is further alleged that one of the persons pointed a pistol at the informant’s head and took him to an unknown place in the jungle. Thereafter, the accused persons Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57934 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 2/3 allegedly compelled the informant and his nephew to part with a sum of Rs. 78,500/-, which was transferred through a QR (Quick Response) code. Subsequently, they were released from captivity after being threatened with death in the event of their lodging any complaint against the accused persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case and the QR code on which the money was sent does not belong to the petitioner rather the same belongs to one Rita Devi and the petitioner has got no concern with the said Rita Devi. It has further been submitted that name of this petitioner has transpired in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused Sintu Kumar, made before the police, while in police custody, which has got no evidentiary value in the eye of law. It has further been submitted that no test identification parade of the petitioner has been held and nothing has been recovered from his possession. Lastly, it has been submitted that petitioner is in judicial custody since 15.12.2025 and chargesheet has been filed in this case without holding any test identification parade and the only material against the petitioner as of now, is the confessional statement of the co-accused, Sintu Kumar. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57934 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 3/3 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada, in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 439 of 2025. 8. The application stands allowed. 9. It is hereby directed that the petitioner will not get involved himself in any of the criminal case in future and if he gets involved in the same, the prosecution would be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of his bail bonds. 10. One of the bailors shall be close relative of the petitioner. (Praveen Kumar, J) Ankit Kumar/- U T