Chandan Kumar Mehta @ Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25781 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2025 Thana- KARJAIN District- Supaul ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Mehta @ Chandan Kumar S/O Mahto Prasad Mehta @ Madhav Prasad Mehta R/O Village- Padum Nagar, Ward no.- 02 , P.SKarjain, Distt.- Supaul. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs. Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Karjain P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 324(4), 324(5), 109, 117(2), 303(2), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner, along with others, has assaulted the informant and his family members. A specific allegation against the petitioner is that he has assaulted at the hand of the informant with an iron rod.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the petitioner and informant are both agnates. There is also a counter version of this case. On the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25781 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 same day, an FIR was filed from the side of the petitioner. Moreover, the allegation against the petitioner is that he has assaulted on the hand of the informant with an iron rod, if at all, the hand of the informant was fractured, then also the allegations are bailable in nature. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 05.01.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., 1st Class, Birpur in connection with Karjain P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T