Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28398 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-559 Year-2019 Thana- CIVIL LINE District- Gaya ====================================================== Chandan Kumar S/o Shiv Kumar Singh Resident of village - Amra, PSMuffasil, Distt.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ramakant Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
3. It is a case of cheque bounce.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not author of the cheque which is alleged to have been bounced due to insufficiency of found. As a matter of fact, alleged cheque was issued from the account of co-accused Deepak Kumar. Petitioner has been made accused merely because he is brother of co-accused Deepak Kumar who has already been granted the privilege of regular bail by learned court below vide B.P. No. 357 of 2022 dated 22.03.2022.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28398 of 2025(2) dt.14-05-2025 2/2 Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Gaya in connection with Civil Lines P. S. Case No. 559 of 2019, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T