Chandeswar Rai @ Chandeshvar Rai v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8232 of 2026, decided 24-06-2026 by Justice Purnendu Singh. Pre-arrest bail granted to Chandeswar Rai @ Chandeshvar Rai in Katra P.S. Case No. 110 of 2024 (Muzaffarpur) under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468 IPC. Allegation: false genealogy prepared by furnishing misleading information. Court treated the genealogy dispute (prepared by Panchayat Secretary, cancelled by Sarpanch) as a matter for the competent Civil Court. Bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; automatic lapse of order if undisclosed criminal antecedents surface. Counsel: Mr. Vikramadit for petitioner; Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP for State.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail granted: petitioner to be released upon arrest/surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions and verification of criminal antecedents (order void automatically if other pending cases were concealed).