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2026 DAILYLAW 47414 (PAT)

Chandeshwari Mehta @ Chandeshwari Prasad Mehta v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./347/2026 · 2026-01-21

Prabhat Kumar Singh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.347 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2025 Thana- BHARGAMA District- Araria ====================================================== Chandeshwari Mehta @ Chandeshwari Prasad Mehta Son of Late Nakchhedi Mehta Resident of Paikpar, Ward no. 10, P.S -Bhagama, Dist- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amit Kumar Anand For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Umeshanand Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. As per F.I.R., this petitioner is alleged to have embezzled government fund to the tune of Rs. 7,31,049/-, which was allotted by the department for construction of godown. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the alleged defalcated amount has already been deposited by the petitioner in the account of the Purnia District Central Co- operative Bank Ltd., Purnia on 12.09.2025, vide Annexure – 2 to the bail petition. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.347 of 2026(2) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 above named petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Araria in connection with Bhargama P.S. Case No. 213 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. anay (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T