Chunnu Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45078 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2025 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Chunnu Rai S/o Prabhu Rai R/o Saukhi, P.S.- Riga, Distt.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rajesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 119 of 2025 dated 21.03.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 334(1), 303(2), 317(5) and 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per allegation, rod, coil, wire etc. worth Rs. 34 lac have been stolen from the godown of the informant by breaking its lock. The FIR has been lodged against unknown persons.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and his name has
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45078 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 2/3 transpired only in the confessional statement of co-accused which has no evidentiary value. He also submits that similarly situated co-accused has already been enlarged on anticipatory bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 21.01.2026, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 56678 of 2025.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 119 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S 2023, and on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45078 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 3/3 the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) shoaib/- U T