Chhotu Alam @ Md. Chotu Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11912 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2025 Thana- GWALPARA District- Madhepura ====================================================== Chhotu Alam @ Md. Chotu Alam Son of Md. Najir @ Md. Nazir, Resident of Village- Lehari Tola, Bihariganj, P.S.- Bihariganj, District- Madhepura. At presently residing at Gwalpara, Nahar Kothi, Ward No. 11, P.S.- Gwalpara, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Saket Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 140(3) of the B.N.S.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that the petitioner called the informant's husband from home and took him along and thereafter her husband did not return home. It is further alleged that when the informant asked the petitioner about her husband, petitioner started abusing and assaulting the informant and said that he had no knowledge about her husband.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case merely on the basis of suspicion. The F.I.R. has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11912 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 lodged after three days of the alleged occurrence. There is no material against the petitioner. The informant is not the eye witness of the occurrence. The charge sheet has already been submitted and there is no chance of absconding of the petitioner or tampering with the evidence. Petitioner is in jail since 20.09.2025 having no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of the parties and the fact that charge sheet has already been submitted, there is no criminal antecedent of petitioner and the period of custody undergone by him, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Udakishunganj, Madhepura/concerned court in connection with Gwalpara P.S. Case No.11 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Harish/- U T