Chunchun Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.76431 of 2025, oral order dated 21-01-2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma. Chunchun Kumar v. The State of Bihar — regular bail in a murder FIR (Khagaria (Gangour) P.S. Case No. 136 of 2025, FIR dt. 28.04.2025) under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act. Bail granted where the accused was not named in the FIR and was implicated only through his self-confessional statement recorded in the case diary; charge sheet already filed. Bail bond Rs. 10,000/- plus two like sureties before CJM, Khagaria, with conditions on trial attendance, non-tampering and antecedent verification. Keywords: bail, BNS 2023 S.103(1), S.3(5), Arms Act S.27, confessional statement, not named in FIR, Khagaria.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner Chunchun Kumar directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Khagaria, in connection with Khagaria (Gangour) P.S. Case No. 136 of 2025, subject to conditions of trial co-operation and attendance, non-tampering with evidence/witnesses, and verification of criminal antecedents (without delaying acceptance of bail bonds for verification).