Chandan Sah @ Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31839 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-293 Year-2024 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Chandan Sah @ Chandan Kumar S/O Bijay Sah @ Bijay Kumar Sah Resident of Village- Pachrukhiya, Rajapur, P.S- Koilwar, Distt.- Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No. 293 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 310(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, the petitioner along with others snatched the bag of the informant containing Rs. 4,35,000/- (Four lakhs and thirty five thousand).
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31839 of 2025(3) dt.09-07-2025 2/3 possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Anil Kumar and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is further submitted that neither any recovery has been made from the possession of the petitioner nor any T.I. parade has been conducted in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 14.02.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. It is fervently submitted that the petitioner in his confessional statement has confessed his guilt. Hence, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege of bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.
7. The prayer is rejected. The trial Court is directed to expedite the Trial. However, if the trial is not concluded within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production, the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31839 of 2025(3) dt.09-07-2025 3/3 petitioner will have liberty to renew his prayer for bail in the Court below.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T