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Vikash Kumar @ Vikas Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC5 Mar 2024CR. MISC./74469/2023

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Anticipatory bail sought in an assault case where the petitioner allegedly intercepted the victims' motorcycle while a co-accused struck the informant's son with an iron rod. The court noted no overt act was alleged against the petitioner and he had no criminal antecedent, granting anticipatory bail with standard conditions.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted: surrender within four weeks; bail on Rs.10,000 bond with two like sureties before 4th ACJM, Gaya, per Section 438(2) CrPC conditions.

Vikash Kumar @ Vikas Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74469 of 2023

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2023 Thana- MAIN P.S. District- Gaya

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VIKASH KUMAR @ VIKAS KUMAR S/O SUDAMA RAJAK @ SUDAMA RAJAK VILLAGE- MANJHAR, PS. MAIN (PAIBIGHA O.P.), DIST. GAYA

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Aryan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Umeshanand Pandit

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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3 05-03-2024 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Main Police Station Case No. 68 of 202, dated 31.05.2023, disclosing offences punishable under Sections 341/323/324/307/504/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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The prosecution case, as per the First Information Report, is that on 27.05.2023, while the informant, along with her son, Prince Kumar, was returning to her home after attending a marriage ceremony, on a motorcycle, they were intercepted by the petitioner and the son of the informant was assaulted by means of a small pointed iron

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74469 of 2023(3) dt.05-03-2024 2/3

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rod (raiti) on the backside of his head, due to which he sustained injury.

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged and he has falsely been implicated in this case due to village rivalry. The First Information Report has been lodged after a delay of two days by the mother of the injured, however, the statement of the injured was recorded by the police in which he has disclosed that the petitioner caught the handle of the motorcycle from the front side and from the backside, one person having long hair assaulted the informant’s son by means of a small pointed iron rod (raiti) on the backside of his head. He further submits that subsequently, Test Identification Parade was conducted of the person having long hair, namely, co-accused Ranjeet Kumar and the injured identify him as the person who assaulted him on the date of occurrence by means of small pointed iron rod on the backside of his head. No overt act has been alleged against the petitioner by the injured and/or other witnesses.

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Regards being had to the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74469 of 2023(3) dt.05-03-2024 3/3

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the allegation of assault is not against the petitioner and he has got no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.

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This application is, accordingly, allowed.

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Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, 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 learned 4^th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, in connection with Main Police Station Case No. 68 of 2023, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.)

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Prabhakar Anand/-

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