Chandan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted under s. 309(4) B.N.S.; Motihari Muffasil P.S. Case No. 283 of 2025; East Champaran; alleged looting of Rs. 22 Lakhs carried to buy jewellery; custody since 07.06.2025; no criminal antecedent; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; conditions — family-member bailor with Aadhaar/Voter ID/DL/PAN, attendance every trial date, cancellation after two consecutive defaults, six months' monthly police-station reporting with certificate, bar on witness inducement/tampering, desistance from offences; informant Munna Kumar; APP opposition on role; Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 43304 of 2026; Justice Rajiv Roy; decided 03-07-2026.
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed: petitioner to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-20th, Motihari, East Champaran, subject to five conditions (bona fide family-member bailor with official ID; attendance on every trial date with self-executing cancellation after two consecutive unexplained defaults; monthly police-station attendance for six months followed by a certificate to the Trial Court; no inducement of or tampering with witnesses/evidence; desistance from further criminal offences), breach entitling the State to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds.