Karan Chouhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19276 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2024 Thana- BALRAMPUR District- Katihar ====================================================== Karan Chouhan S/o Bhim Singh Chouhan R/o Teja Tola, Bangali Tola, P.S.- Katihar Sahayak, Distt.- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Balrampur P.S. Case No. 147 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 303(2), 317(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3.

While informant was guarding BSNL tower, three accused persons jumped and entered into the tower campus and committed theft of Battery, Cable CD, Link CD and tried to flee away. On ruckus, villagers gathered and apprehended the accused persons with theft articles.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19276 of 2025(2) dt.08-04-2025 2/3 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 18-11-2024. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent/s, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case due to local politics and ulterior motive of the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from bare perusal of the prosecution case, it appears that all the recovered articles is junked articles. Learned counsel mainly submits that informant himself sold the junked items to the accused persons but due to difference of rate, the informant raised hullah and accused persons jumped into the tower campus. Charge sheet is submitted in this case.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner, manner of petitioner's implication and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19276 of 2025(2) dt.08-04-2025 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Balrampur P.S. Case No. 147 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T