Chandan Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79310 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2025 Thana- Karvandiya District- Rohtas ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Gupta S/o Ram Ashish Gupta R/ol Village- Bansa, P.SSasaram (M), Disr- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashwat Sahil Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 13-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Karvandiya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section-140(2) of the B.N.S. and 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

3. Allegedly, in course of returning home after closing his grocery shop, in the way, a Swift Dzire car intercepted him and three-four persons came out of the car and forcibly made him sit in the car. It is also alleged that ransom amount of Rs. 50,000,00/- was demanded by the abductor by calling on the victim's wife mobile.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79310 of 2025(4) dt.13-02-2026 2/3 that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. He is not named in the F.I.R. The victim in his statement recorded at paragraph-53 of the case diary has stated that two persons got down from the vehicle and forcibly made him sit in that vehicle but after one month, his statement was again taken in which, he has stated that the petitioner was also there in front of the vehicle, who was identified as Chandan Kumar Gupta but in CCTV footage (paragraph-11 of the case diary) only two persons were seen forcibly taking away the victim in the vehicle. The petitioner was not seen in the CCTV footage. He is under custody since 29-05-2025.

5. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner named above, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with Karwandiya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2025.

7. The xerox copy of the case diary be taken out from this case and the same be attached with Cr. Misc. No. 86983 of 2025 which is still pending and after disposal of Cr. Misc. No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79310 of 2025(4) dt.13-02-2026 3/3 86983 of 2025, the case diary be transmitted to the court below. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) A.K.V.//- U T