Janardhan Ram @ Janardan Ram Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

Janardhan Ram @ Janardan Ram Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted to all five petitioners in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate-8th, Ara (Bhojpur), in connection with Hasan Bazar P.S. Case No. 25 of 2024, subject to the conditions under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners apprehending arrest in connection with Hasan Bazar P.S. Case No. 25 of 2024 should be granted anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

Taking into consideration that both the parties are co-villagers, there is a case and counter case, and the injury caused to the informant is simple in nature, the single-judge bench is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioners are to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate-8th, Ara (Bhojpur), subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Anil Kumar Sinha, J.), Criminal Miscellaneous No.7985 of 2025, oral order dated 25-02-2025: anticipatory bail granted to five petitioners (Janardhan Ram @ Janardan Ram, Appu Ram @ Shashiranjan Kumar, Bikash Ram @ Bikash Kumar Ram, Bahadur Ram, Ram Babu Ram @ Ram Babu Kumar) apprehending arrest in Hasan Bazar P.S. Case No. 25 of 2024 (District Bhojpur), registered under Sections 115(2), 127(1), 109, 303 (2), 351(2), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita. Grounds relied upon: the parties are co-villagers with a dispute arising from the petitioners' buffalo grazing in the informant's field, a counter case exists (SC/ST (Ara) P.S. Case No. 60 of 2024 filed by petitioner no. 1), and the injury sustained by the informant is simple in nature (Annexure P-2). Release ordered in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate-8th, Ara (Bhojpur), subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7985 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2024 Thana- HASAN BAZAR District- Bhojpur

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Janardhan Ram @ Janardan Ram S/o- Bahadur Ram Village- Tetardih PsHasan Bazar Dist- Bhojpur

Appu Ram @ Shashiranjan Kumar S/o- Janardhan Ram Village- Tetardih Ps- Hasan Bazar Dist- Bhojpur

Bikash Ram @ Bikash Kumar Ram S/o- Bahadur Ram Village- Tetardih PsHasan Bazar Dist- Bhojpur

Bahadur Ram S/o- Late Jagrup Ram Village- Tetardih Ps- Hasan Bazar DistBhojpur

Ram Babu Ram @ Ram Babu Kumar S/o- Rajbalm Ram Village- Tetardih Ps- Hasan Bazar Dist- Bhojpur

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, Advocate Mrs. Malti Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Dr. Indiwar Kumari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

2 25-02-2025

Heard the parties.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Hasan Bazar P.S. Case No. 25 of 2024 dated 08.12.2024 registered under Sections 115(2), 127(1), 109, 303 (2), 351(2), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita.

As per the first information report on 06.12.2024 in the morning at about 9:00 A.M. while the informant was standing near Kali Sthan, the petitioners and other surrounded him, started assaulting the informant on his head and also snatched

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his chain and Rs. 2000/- cash.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the parties are co-villagers and there is dispute on the ground that buffalo of the petitioners entered into the field of the informant and started grazing. A counter case has been filed by the petitioner no. 1 bearing SC/ST (Ara) P.S. Case No. 60 of 2024. The side of petitioners have also sustained injury. Referring to the injury report at Annexure : P-2, learned counsel submits that injury sustained by the informant is simple in nature. The petitioners are having no criminal antecedent.

Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that both the parties are co-villagers, there is case and counter case and injury caused to the informant is simple in nature, as such, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Let the petitioners, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate-8th, Ara (Bhojpur) in connection with Hasan Bazar P.S. Case No. 25 of 2024

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subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)

praful/-

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