The petitioner sought bail in a case involving unlawful possession of arms and motor vehicles. The court accepted arguments that the petitioner was not named in the F.I.R. and nothing was recovered from his conscious possession, granting bail subject to conditions.
Bail granted with two sureties of Rs. 10,000 each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23340 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2023 Thana- ADAPUR District- East Champaran
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Chhotu Alam @ Chhote Miya S/o Jal Mohammad @ Jala Miya @ Jal Mahamad Miya R/o Vill- Shyampur Chowk, P.S.- Adapur, Distt- East Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Vikram, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh-1, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER
2 08-04-2026
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned A.P.P for the State.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23340 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/3
the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R., rather, he has been made accused, only on the basis of confessional statement of Krishna Kumar and Sunny Kumar, who were apprehended at the time of occurrence. It is further submitted that five persons were arrested at the time of raid from the orchard of Pravin Singh and some illegal arms were recovered from the apprehended persons. Further, it is submitted that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is no materials against the petitioner in the case dairy to connect him with the said crime. The petitioner is in custody since 22.11.2025, having one criminal case against him and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23340 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 3/3
S.D.J.M., Raxaul at Mothihari in connection with Adapur P.S. Case No. 169 of 2023, subject to the following conditions:-
(Khatim Reza, J)
prabhat/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, falsely implicated based on confessional statements of co-accused and not named in F.I.R., is entitled to bail?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Chhotu Alam @ Chhote Miya S/o Jal Mohammad
The State of Bihar
Khatim Reza
As recorded by the court registry
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