Patna High CourtCR. MISC./56551/2025bail granted

Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-19Mr. Justice Shailendra Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56551 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2025 Thana- PANCHRUKHI District- Siwan ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar, S/o Rajeshwar Sah @ Bhangur @ Gaya Sah, R/o VillageChanp Tole Teghara, P.S.-Sahayak Sarai, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-08-2025

1. Heard Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Panchrukhi (Sarai) P. S. Case No. 172 of 2025, dated 14.04.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 324(3), 303(2), 74, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., and later on section 103 of the B.N.S was added by order dated 24.06.2025.

3. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel are that the FIR has been registered against 11 accused persons including the petitioner, the petitioner has been made accused mainly on account of being the co-villager of the informant, in the entire FIR, his specific role in the commission of the alleged occurrence has not been revealed and even he is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56551 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 2/2 not said to be equipped with any kind of weapon and the allegations as to assaulting the victims by deadly weapons are against the co-accused persons. It is further submitted that the petitioner bears no criminal antecedent. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since15.04.2025 and against him, the investigation has been completed.

4. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer of the petitioner but fairly accepts that the main allegation of assaulting the victim, is against the co-accused persons.

5. Considering the aforesaid submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel and mainly his role in the commission of the alleged occurrence, coupled with his fair and clean antecedent and his custody period as well as 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 Panchrukhi (Sarai) P. S. Case No. 172 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.

Rajiv/- (Shailendra Singh, J) U T