Chotu Yadav @ Chotelal @ Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.345 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2025 Thana- KAUWAKOL District- Nawada ====================================================== 1.

Chotu Yadav @ Chotelal @ Chhotu Kumar S/O Bhola Yadav R/O VillageBhorambagh, PS- Kawakol, District- Nawada 2.

Pappu Manjhi S/O Lalo Manjhi R/O Village- Bhorambagh, PS- Kawakol, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Muskan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 305(e), 317(4) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. The informant alleges that a raid was conducted for seizing illegally mined sand from Naki river and 15114 cft sand was found illegally mined and the villagers disclosed the name of petitioners and other co-accused persons. Informant further alleges that the accused persons are liable for payment of fine for illegally mined sand.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that only on presumption, petitioners have been made accused in this case. Informant has not disclosed the source of information as to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.345 of 2026(2) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 who disclosed the name of petitioners and others, who are involved in the illegal mining of sand. Similarly situated coaccused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 27.11.2025 passed in Cr.Misc. No. 76638 of 2025 (Annexure P/2). Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Kawakol P.S. Case No. 193 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T