Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotan Kumar @ Chhotan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86983 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2025 Thana- Karvandiya District- Rohtas Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotan Kumar @ Chhotan Son of Vimal Singh Resident of Village - Dhanpurawa, P.S.- Darigaon (Darigaw), District - Rohtas at Sasaram.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. J. N. Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 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 threefour 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 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86983 of 2025(3) dt.17-02-2026 2/2 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. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with Karwandiya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2025.

7. Before accepting the bail bonds, the criminal antecedent of the petitioner shall be verified and if, it is found that he is involved in any other case except the case(s), mentioned in paragraph-3 of the bail petition, his bail bonds shall not be accepted.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) A.K.V.//- U T