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Harsh Raj @ Chhotu @ Chhotu Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC5 May 2026CR. MISC./17866/2026

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Bail rejected — suppression of antecedents; petitioner accused in five more criminal cases, only two disclosed in bail petition; murder of informant's brother; sections 103 and 3(5) B.N.S., 2023; section 27 Arms Act; Bahadurpur P.S. Case No.161 of 2025, Patna; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17866 of 2026; Justice Sandeep Kumar; supplementary affidavit; Patna High Court order dated 05-05-2026.

What did the court decide?

Bail was refused: considering the nature of the allegation against the petitioner (alleged killing of the informant's brother) and the fact that he suppressed his antecedents — disclosing only two of the criminal cases in which he is accused — the Court was not inclined to grant bail and rejected the bail application. ¶19

Harsh Raj @ Chhotu @ Chhotu Kumar Vs The State of… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17866 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-161 Year-2025 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Patna

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Harsh Raj @ Chhotu @ Chhotu Kumar Son of Kumar Karuna Nidhan @ Kumar Krishna Nidhan Resident of Village - Mahsari, P.S.- Ujyarpur, Dist.Samastipur

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... ... Petitioner

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Versus

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. P. N. Shahi, Sr. Advocate Mr. Jyoti Ranjan Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP Mr. Arvind Kumar Pradhan, Advocate ======================================================

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... ... Opposite Party

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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3 05-05-2026

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Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner,

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learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

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2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No.161 of 2025 registered for the offence under sections 103 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under section 27 of the Arms Act.

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3 . The petitioner and others are said to have killed the brother of the informant.

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4 . In course of argument, learned counsel for the informant has submitted that the petitioner has suppressed his antecedents.

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5. Mr. Shahi, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, on instructions from his client, submits that a

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17866 of 2026(3) dt.05-05-2026 2/2

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supplementary affidavit has been filed by the petitioner wherein the petitioner has stated that he is accused in five more criminal cases and had mentioned only two criminal cases in the bail petition.

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6 . Considering the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and also the fact that he has suppressed his antecedents, I am not inclined to grant him bail. Accordingly, this bail application is rejected.

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(Sandeep Kumar, J)

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pawan/-

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Harsh Raj @ Chhotu @ Chhotu Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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