Nine petitioners sought anticipatory bail for offences under the IPC and the Arms Act in a 2012 Ghorasahan police case. Noting they approached the High Court fourteen years later and three months after the Sessions Judge dismissed their application, the Court declined relief and rejected the application.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11309 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-40 Year-2012 Thana- GHORASAHAN District- East
Champaran
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... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER
connection with Ghorasahan P.S. Case No. 40/2012 for the offence under sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 307, 506, 379
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11309 of 2026(4) dt.08-07-2026 2/2
and 327 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act lodged on 16.03.2012 by the informant, Vishwnath Sah.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Adnan/-
1 issue framed by the court
Should anticipatory bail be granted to the petitioners apprehending arrest in a 2012 case for rioting, assault and related offences?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sudhir Kumar Sah @ Sudhir Kumar Gupta @ Sudhir Kumar
Binod Prasad
Jitendra Prasad @ Jitendra Sinha
Atmaram Prasad @ Atmaram Mahto
Bindeshwari Sah
Mahesh Mahto
Rajiv Roy
As recorded by the court registry
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