Chandeswar Rai @ Chandeshvar Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8232 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2024 Thana- KATRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Chandeswar Rai @ Chandeshvar Rai, Son of Late Bankey Rai, Resident of Gangiya @ Parmanandpur, P.S. - Katra, District - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vikramadit, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Zainul Abedin, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard Mr. Vikramadit, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Zainul Abedin, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 110 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner has allegedly managed to get prepared false genealogy by furnishing misleading information.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submitted that from the very allegation made in the FIR, it appears that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8232 of 2026(4) dt.24-06-2026 2/3 matter relates to an incorrect genealogy of a family and the petitioner may not be aware of the descendant of Late Feku Rai, and, as such, in absence of any criminality, no case is made out against the petitioner. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the allegation made in the FIR, I find that if any aggrieved party at all is affected by the genealogy, which has been prepared by the Panchayat Secretary, and subsequently cancelled by the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, the remedy lies before the competent Civil Court. I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 110 of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8232 of 2026(4) dt.24-06-2026 3/3 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T