CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER

3 16-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. This is second attempt for grant of regular bail to the petitioner.

3. Earlier, vide order dated 23.07.2025 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 23226 of 2025, the petitioner’s bail application was rejected on the ground of recovery of huge quantity of counterfeit currency from the petitioner.

4. Vide order dated 28.11.2025, a report was called for from the court of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-III, Madhubani about the present stage of trial and expected time to be taken in conclusion of trial.

5. On perusal of report sent by learned trial court, it is evident that charges has been framed on 11.08.2025 but, till date no prosecution witnesses have been examined.

6. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Jaynagar PS Case No.19 of 2025 dated 21.01.2025, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 178 , 179, 180, 318(4), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023.

7. The prosecution case, in short, is that the informant, who is the personnel of Seema Suraksha Bal, got information from reliable source that a person, na