Dharmendra Chauhan Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

Dharmendra Chauhan Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted; petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Nawada in connection with Nawada P.S. Case No. 740 of 2025, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within 4 weeks.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who apprehends arrest in connection with Nawada P.S. Case No. 740 of 2025 (offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 109, 125(a), 352 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), is entitled to anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

Considering that the dispute has arisen between the parties over a petty issue, the petitioner is to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within 4 weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Nawada in connection with Nawada P.S. Case No. 740 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

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ANTICIPATORY BAIL — GRANTED. Dharmendra Chauhan, apprehending arrest in Nawada P.S. Case No. 740 of 2025 (lodged 11.07.2025) for offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 109, 125(a), 352 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, alleged along with four other named accused to have assaulted the informant with lathi, danda and iron rod. Dispute between adjacent neighbours over a petty issue (cleaning of garbage and putting a khuta to keep a cow); case and counter case existing for the same date and place (Nawada P.S. Case Nos. 734 and 740 of 2025); petitioner stated to have no criminal antecedent. Considering the dispute arose over a petty issue, the Court directed release on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Nawada, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023, upon arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within 4 weeks.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70302 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-740 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada

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Dharmendra Chauhan Son of Vineshar Chauhan Resident Of Village- Jangal Beldri Budhaul, Ps- town, Dist- Nawada

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, A.P.P ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER

2 14-10-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Nawada P.S. Case No. 740 of 2025 lodged on 11.07.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 109, 125(a), 352 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against five named accused persons including the present petitioner against whom there is an allegation that they have assaulted the informant with lathi , danda and iron rod due to which the informant sustained injury.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

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petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that the informant and petitioner are adjacent neighbours and an altercation took place between them over a petty issue i.e. cleaning the garbage and putting a khuta to keep the cow. Counsel submits that for the same date and place of occurrence, there is a case and counter case i.e. one case has been lodged from the petitioner’s side bearing Nawada P.S. Case No. 734 of 2025 and the present case has been lodged from the informant’s side bearing Nawada P.S. Case No. 740 of 2025. Counsel further submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that from the record, it transpires that for the same date and place of occurrence, there is a case and counter case.

As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case considering that the dispute has arisen between the parties over a petty issue, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 to the

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satisfaction of C.J.M., Nawada in connection with Nawada P.S. Case No. 740 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

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