Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51204 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- SANOKHAR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar S/O Arjun Sah Resident of Village-Badi Naki,P.S.-Sanokhar, District- Bhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sharda Nand Mishra Mr.Dhananjay Kumar Gupta Ms.Isha Mishra For the State :

Mr. J.N. Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sanokhar P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 127(1), 115(2), 76, 303(2), 352, 351(3), 3/5 of BNS.

3. Prosecution case in short is that on 31.08.2024 at about 2:00 P.M., the petitioner and co-accused Arjun Sah came to the house of the informant. Thereafter, the petitioner attempted to outrage her modesty, assaulted her, snatched her silver necklace, and threatened her. Thereafter, while the informant was going to the hospital with her father, the accused persons including the petitioner intercepted them and snatched Rs. 6,000/- at gunpoint, after assaulting her.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51204 of 2025(4) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. The petitioner and husband of the informant are own brothers. There is property dispute between them and that is why the petitioner and his family members have falsely been implicated. The informant has implicated even her father-in-law in the present case as co-accused. She was demanding her share in the property and the demand was not acceptable to father-in-law. She has submitted further that the injuries are simple in nature.

5. On the other hand, Mr. J.N. Thakur, the learned APP for the State though opposed the prayer for bail but fairly admitted that the injuries are simple in nature.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bhagalpur in connection with Sanokhar P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) kundan/- U T