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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44954 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2025 Thana- NIRMALI District- Supaul ====================================================== Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Kumar Thakur S/O Manchit Thakur, R/OBelha, P.S - Narahiya, District - Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 16-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Nirmali P.S. Case no. 18 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 140 (1), 140 (2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the son of the informant called by Vikash Kumar Chowdhury and others. It is further alleged that Rs.30,000/- was demanded as ransom from the informant as the son of the informant was in the custody of the accused persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. From perusal of the order of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44954 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 2/2 the Trial Court, it will transpire that name of this petitioner was surfaced on the basis of the confessional statement of coaccused, namely, Lochan Kumar. Further submission is that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Nirmali P.S. Case no. 18 of 2025, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Birpur, Supaul, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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