Bhot Chaudhary @ Ranjan Chaudhary@ Bhotu Chaudhary @ Bhoth Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8443 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-331 Year-2025 Thana- KHIJARSARAI District- Gaya ====================================================== Bhot Chaudhary @ Ranjan Chaudhary@ Bhotu Chaudhary @ Bhoth Chaudhary S/o Ramanand Chaudhary@ Rama Chaudhary R/o Village- Pirkha Saray, Police Station- Khizersarai, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aryan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anish Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 12-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of the BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the brother of the informant was killed by some unknown persons and his dead body was concealed in hay house. When certain persons entered there to hide from rain, they found the dead body of the deceased and informed the informant. The informant has named altogether six persons and has alleged that they have assaulted with lathi, danda, rod.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the FIR itself it is clear that the dead body of the deceased was found in a hay house and the persons who have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8443 of 2026(2) dt.12-02-2026 2/2 gone there to hide themselves from rain have disclosed that the dead body of the deceased was there. It has further been submitted that this fact goes to show that the informant is not the eye-witness, moreover, it has been submitted that nature of allegation is general and omnibus and it is only based on suspicion. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 25.08.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Khizersarai P.S. Case No. 331 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gayaji.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T