Chandeshwar Mehta @ Chandeshwari Mehta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21500 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-332 Year-2024 Thana- KUMAR KHAND District- Madhepura ====================================================== 1.
Chandeshwar Mehta @ Chandeshwari Mehta Son of Hari Mehta @ Harilal Mehta Resident of Village- Tikuliya,Ward No. 10, P.S.- Kumarkhand, District- Madhepura 2.
Raghunandan Mehta Son of Late Sukhdeo Mehta Resident of VillageTikuliya,Ward No. 10, P.S.- Kumarkhand, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Kamal Kishore Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard Mr. Kamal Kishore Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Kumarkhand P.S. Case No. 332 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 132, 121(1), 121(2), 109, 324(5), 352, 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, a case lodged against the son of the petitioner no.2, namely, Jyotish Kumar. The said FIR has been reported as Kumarkhand P.S. Case No. 331 of 2024. The police raided the house of the petitioners and co-accused, which was resisted by them and they
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21500 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 attacked the police party.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and they have falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioners have not attacked the police force. The son of the petitioner no.2 has been released on bail. Learned counsel further submitted that because of dispute with the gotiya, the petitioners were made accused in the case bearing Kumarkhand P.S. Case No. 330 of 2024, and in connivance with the police, the present case has been lodged against the petitioners. On these grounds, petitioners seek to be released on bail.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the nature of allegation, as well as, general and omnibus nature of allegation made against the petitioners in the FIR, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial MagistrateIIIrd, Madhepura/ successor Court in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21500 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 3/3 Kumarkhand P.S. Case No. 332 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para-3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T