Chandan Kumar Yadav @ Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85322 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2025 Thana- SIKRAUL District- Buxar ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Yadav @ Chandan Kumar, Son of Upendra Yadav, Resident of Village - Bhadar, P.O.- Bhadar, Police Station - Sikraul, District - Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Din Bandhu Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Asha Devi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner, who is in custody, seeks bail in connection with Sikraul P.S. Case No. 83 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 309(4), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant alleged that three persons on a motorcycle intercepted him and on the gun point took away his motorcycle, mobile and wallet. It has further been submitted that the bag containing documents and a tab along with Aadhaar Card, PAN card and ATM card were also looted.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name has surfaced in this case only on the confessional statement of co-accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85322 of 2025(2) dt.06-01-2026 2/3 persons. It has further been submitted that no recovery whatsoever has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather from the confessional statement of other coaccused the looted materials have been recovered by the police and the petitioner has no concern whatsoever with the said incident. It has next been submitted that the petitioner carries clean antecedent and he is in custody since 04.09.2025.

5. The learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions made by the parties, let the petitioner, above named, 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 the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Sikraul P.S. Case No. 83 of 2025 subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative and the other shall be local resident.

(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85322 of 2025(2) dt.06-01-2026 3/3 be cancelled by the court concerned.

(iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

(v) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed.

8. It is made clear that the observation, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) manoj/- U T