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Vinod Kumar @ Vinod Ray v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC24 Dec 2025CR. MISC./84626/2025

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What is this about?

Anticipatory bail sought in a road-blockade protest FIR under BNS sections. Allegations were general and omnibus, names surfaced via chowkidar's statement and videography, and similarly situated co-accused had already been granted bail. Anticipatory bail granted with conditions.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted; release on arrest/surrender on Rs.10,000 bond each with two sureties, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions.

Vinod Kumar @ Vinod Ray Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84626 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-931 Year-2024 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran

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Vinod Kumar @ Vinod Ray Son of Tega Ray Resident of Village - Govind Chak @ Gobind Chak, P.S. - Sonpur @ Sonepur, District -Saran.

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Amarnath Sharma @ Shirtraj Kumar Sharma Son of Ganga Sharma R/o Village - Govind Chak @ Gobind Chak, P.S. - Sonpur @ Sonepur, Dist. - Saran.

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Amit Sah @ Anup Kumar @ Amit Kumar Son of Ramnath Sah R/o Village - Govind Chak @ Gobind Chak, P.S. - Sonpur @ Sonepur, Dist. - Saran.

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Rambalak Ray @ Ramlayak Ray Son of Baijnath Ray R/o Village - Govind Chak @ Gobind Chak, P.S. - Sonpur @ Sonepur, Dist. - Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Manish Chandra Gandhi, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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2 24-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Sonpur @ Sonepur P.S. Case No. 931 of 2024 dated 08.11.2024 registered for the offences under Sections 189(3), 191(1), 191(2), 132, 221, 223, 285, 292, 352, 351(2) and 351(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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As per prosecution case, the accusation against the accused persons including the petitioners is of blocking the Chapra-Patna main road to protest against an accident.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84626 of 2025(2) dt.24-12-2025 2/3

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the instant case. It is next submitted that the allegation made against the petitioners is general and omnibus in nature and their names have transpired in this case on the basis of the identification made by the local Chowkidar as also from the videography so done. The reasons behind blocking the road was the accidental death of the local boy who died in course of treatment. It is the case of the petitioners that the F.I.R. has been lodged against the seven named accused and 200 unknown persons and the petitioners further submits that three named accused persons have already been extended the privilege of anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 07.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 9736 of 2025.

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Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

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Considering the fact that the petitioners’ name has transpired in this case on the basis of the statement of the local Chowkidar as also the videography and taking into account that the allegations made against the petitioners are general and omnibus in nature as also the similarly situated co-accused persons have already been extended the benefit of anticipatory

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84626 of 2025(2) dt.24-12-2025 3/3

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bail, this Court is inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

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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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran, Chapra in connection with Sonpur @ Sonepur P.S. Case No. 931 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.

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(Ajit Kumar, J)

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rishi/-

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