Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16348 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-422 Year-2024 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Sahni, S/o Panna Sahni @ Panalal Sahni @ Panalal Sahni, R/o Village - Majuraha, P.S - Raghunathpur, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Abhishek Ranjan, Advocate.
For the State :
Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Turkolia P.S. Case No. 422 of 2024 dated 02.10.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 331(4), 305 and 317(2) of B.N.S.
3. As per allegation, some unknown persons have committed theft in the house of nephew of the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that it is a case of alleged theft and the FIR was lodged against unknown. However, the petitioner was no way involved in the alleged offence nor any incriminating
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16348 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 article has been recovered from his possession. He also submits that the name of petitioner has transpired in the confessional statement of co-accused.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned court below in connection with Turkolia P.S. Case No. 422 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S 2023, and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16348 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedent, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) S.Ali/- U T