Patna High Court

Chandan Yadav @ Chandan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 4 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: S B P SINGH

Holding

The Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to specified conditions.

Summary

The petitioner, Chandan Yadav, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Rampur P.S. Case No.506/2025) alleging offences under several sections of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with others, assaulted an informant and later fired shots at him. The petitioner contended he was falsely implicated due to local political rivalry and that no specific injury report or assault allegation was made against him. The State opposed the bail application. The Court, after considering the allegations and the petitioner's claim of innocence, exercised its power under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S. to grant anticipatory bail, subject to a bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties and the condition that one bailor be a close relative, to be effective for four weeks from the order date.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under the applicable provisions given the allegations of assault and firing under the B.N.S. and Arms Act.

Legislation cited

Arms Act — s. 27
B.N.S. — s. 109(1), 115(2), 126(2), 329(4), 3(5), 351(2), 351(3), 352
B.N.S.S. — s. 482

Subjects

anticipatory bail
false implication
assault
arms act
criminal procedure
bail conditions
political enmity

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6016 of 2026
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-506 Year-2025 Thana- RAMPUR District- Gaya
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                 Chandan Yadav @ Chandan Kumar S/o Raviranjan Kumar @ Ravi Ranjan
                 Kumar R/o vill - Shastrinagar, P.s.- Rampur, Distt.- Gaya

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Aryan Singh
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Pranav Kumar
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   04-02-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   learned APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in

                   connection with Rampur P.S. Case No. 506 of 2025 for the

                   offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 329(4), 109(1),

                   351(2), 351(3) and 3(5) of the BNS and Section 27 of Arms

                   Act.

                                3. As per the prosecution story, the informant has

                   alleged that on 01/10/2025 at around 10 PM, while he was

                   going to the market with his daughter, he was assaulted by

                   Mrityunjay         Yadav,      Nandan        Yadav,      Chandan         Yadav

                   (petitioner), and others. On 02/10/2025 at around 1:00 PM,

                   the same group of about 12 known persons, along with 10–
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          15 unknown accused persons, returned, verbally abusing

          him and banging at his door. When the informant went to

          the terrace, co-accused-Nandan Yadav fired          5–6 rounds

          from his pistol upon the informant, but he somehow

          escaped himself.

                       4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

          the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence

          rather he has falsely been implicated in the present case due

          to local politics and personal enmity. There is neither any

          injury report nor any allegation of assault has been made

          against the petitioner whereas all the allegations are general

          and omnibus in nature and against all the F.I.R. named

          accused persons including the petitioner.

                       5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail.

                       6. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, this Court

          is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail.

                       7. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the

          event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks

          from the date of receipt of this order, on furnishing bail

          bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties

          of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief
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                     Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, in connection with Rampur P.S.

                     Case No. 506 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid

                     down under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., as also with the

                     condition that one of the bailors should be close relative of

                     the petitioner.



                                                (S. B. Pd. Singh, J)


Ankit Kumar/-

U      T

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