IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6450 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-357 Year-2024 Thana- PIPRA District- East Champaran ======================================================

Alok Kumar S/O Laxmi Narayan Soni@ Laxminarayan Prasad Resident of Village - Rasmandal, P.S. - Pipra, District - East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Madhurendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1 For the Informant : Mr. Krishna Kant Singh ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER

2 06-02-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 357 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 137 and 140(3) of BNS.

3. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 04.09.2025.

4. As per FIR, the son of the informant was called from his house on 29.11.2024 at about 5 PM by named co-accused persons where after his mobile phone was found switched off. The informant expressed apprehensio