Kundan Chauhan @ Kundan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 15071 of 2025, decided 07-05-2025 by Justice Chandra Prakash Singh: bail application allowed for Kundan Chauhan @ Kundan Kumar in Sheikhpura Town P.S. Case No. 239 of 2024 (Sections 379, 406, 409, 420, 201, 120B IPC; alleged theft/misappropriation of gold worth Rs. 1.52 Crore from a bank). Petitioner not named in FIR; name surfaced via co-accused's confessional statement (per counsel); in custody since 28.12.2024; co-accused already granted bail. Bail bond Rs. 20,000 with two like sureties to C.J.M. Sheikhpura; condition to appear on every date, bonds cancellable after two consecutive absences without reasonable cause.
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed: petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Sheikhpura, in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 239 of 2024, with the condition of physical presence before the court below on every date (bail bonds cancellable on absence on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause).