Dismissed¶20

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

Patna HC21 Jul 2026CR. MISC./21653/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Regular bail refusal; kidnapping allegation; recovery of victim's dead body; sole accused; BNS 2023 Sections 137(2), 140(3), 142 (FIR) and 137(2), 103(1), 140(1) (charge sheet); BNSS 2023 Sections 483, 484, 180; Kursela P.S. Case No. 266 of 2025, District Katihar; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No. 21653 of 2026; decided 21-07-2026; Dr. Anshuman, J.; oral order; petitioner with one pending criminal case (antecedent conceded by counsel).

What did the court decide?

The Court's decisive considerations were that the allegation of kidnapping was against the petitioner and that the victim's dead body was subsequently recovered. ¶18

Chandan Yadav @ Chandan Kumar Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Bail and Remand | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21653 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-266 Year-2025 Thana- KURSAILA District- Katihar

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Chandan Yadav @ Chandan Kumar Yadav S/o Paro Yadav @ Parmanand Yadav R/o Village - Tinghariya, P.S - Kursela, District - Katihar

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhola Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER

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3 21-07-2026 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The present criminal miscellaneous application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the BNSS, 2023’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner who is in custody in connection with Kursela P.S. Case No. 266 of 2025, lodged on 22/11/2025, under Sections 137(2), 140(3) and 142 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Subsequently, charge sheet has been submitted under Sections 137(2), 103(1) and 140(1) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

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As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21653 of 2026(3) dt.21-07-2026 2/3

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the sole petitioner with allegation of kidnapping of the grandson son of the informant.

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that FIR has been lodged without any evidence. He further submits that statement of the informant and near relative recorded under Section 180 of the BNSS is also without evidence. He submits that when fardbeyan has been held without any evidence then in that case petitioner should be treated as innocent. He submits that case diary has been called for. In the case diary there is no materiel against the petitioner. Counsel submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean as there is one criminal case pending against him.

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Learned APP for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that it has come in the case diary that the father of the victim has categorically disclosed before the police that he has taken loan from the petitioner and he used to threat on many occasion to him that he will teach a lesson to him and his son will be eloped.

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