Chand Kumar @ Chanwa v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55212 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2025 Thana- RAJPUR District- Buxar ====================================================== Chand Kumar @ Chanwa, Son of Sri Bharat Chaudhary @ Bharat Chaudhari, Resident of Village- Dihari, P.S.- Rajpur, District- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Manish Kumar No 13, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025
1. Heard Mr. Manish Kumar No 13, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Yogendra Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Rajpur P. S. Case No. 156 of 2025, dated 09.05.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 292, 223, 125, 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023 and Section 25(1-B)(a), 26, 27, 35 and 25(9) of the Arms Act.
3. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel are that petitioner is a young person having fair and clean antecedent and has been languishing in jail since 10.05.2025, the instant matter relates to celebratory firing at a tilak ceremony and as per the allegation, the petitioner was
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55212 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/3 apprehended by the police with an illegal country-made pistol but without any cartridge, if the petitioner had actually used the weapon in celebratory firing, then there must be some cartridge with the seized weapon and further, the seizure list was prepared at the police station and not at the place of recovery and no independent person was made a witness to the search and seizure despite the availability of several independent persons at the place where the celebratory firing was allegedly made. It is lastly submitted that against the petitioner the investigation has been completed.
4. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer of the petitioner.
5. Considering the aforesaid submissions and mainly the petitioner's young age, and the completion of investigation against him, this court is inclined to release him on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be enlarged on bail in connection with Rajpur P. S. Case No. 156 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned subject to the following condition: (i) If the petitioner is subjected to trial, then he shall be released after framing of charges, if the charges are not framed against him within the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55212 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 3/3 next one month for any legal reason then he shall be released as per the above direction.
(Shailendra Singh, J) Rajiv/- U T