Chandan Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16412 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-476 Year-2023 Thana- SAHPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Chandan Sharma, son of Janardan Sharma, Resident of village- Ramdatahi, P.S.- Shahpur, Distt.- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Piyush Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Upendra Kumar, 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 Shahpur P.S. Case No. 476 of 2023, dated 12.10.2023, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 379 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation, co-accused/Om Narayan Pandey was apprehended while trying to commit theft of a motorcycle by putting master key in the motorcycle and as per confessional statement of co-accused/Om Narayan Pandey, the petitioner was also with him.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner has nothing to do with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16412 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 the alleged offence and he was not present on the place of occurrence. He further submits that the confessional statement of co-accused before the police has no legal evidentiary value and there is no other material against the petitioner to connect with the alleged offence.

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 antecedent.

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 Shahpur P.S. Case No. 476 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16412 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 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.) ravishankar/- U T