Kariman Chaudhary @ Sanjeevan Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16350 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2025 Thana- CHARPOKHARI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Kariman Chaudhary @ Sanjeevan Chaudhary, S/o- Mohan Chaudhary, R/vSahashpura, P.S.- Charpokhari, Dist- Bhojpur at Ara. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate.

For the State :

Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, 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 Charpokhari P.S. Case No. 186 of 2025 dated 01.09.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 140(3) of B.N.S.

3. As per prosecution case, a missing report was lodged by one Surya Kumar Choudhary stating therein that his elder brother Santosh Choudhary has not returned after going for answering the call of nature.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from possession of the petitioner. He also submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16350 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 the dead body of a missing person was recovered and thereafter the name of the petitioner has transpired in the confessional statement of co-accused Mangru Choudhary before the police which has no evidentiary value.

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 fact that there was missing report and there is no incriminating material against the petitioner except the confessional statement of co-accused before the Police which has no evidentiary value, 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 Charpokari P.S. Case No. 186 of 2025 subject

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16350 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 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 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