Rajesh Ram Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Rajesh Ram Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned J.M.F.C. Bhojpur at Ara, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in Imadpur P.S. Case No.31 of 2025 (offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 303(2), 352, 109, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023), is entitled to anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, the petitioner is to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail – Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.78157 of 2025 arising out of Imadpur P.S. Case No.31 of 2025, District Bhojpur – petitioner apprehending arrest under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 303(2), 352, 109, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 for alleged assault of the informant with an iron khanti – defence submitted that petitioner and informant are gotiya and co-sharers with a property dispute and case/counter case, injury to informant simple, clean antecedents, undertaking to co-operate, and co-accused Dharamshila Devi and Rani Devi already granted anticipatory bail by the Trial Court – A.P.P. opposed – held: in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, petitioner to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned J.M.F.C. Bhojpur at Ara, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – application allowed (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.), decided 05-01-2026.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78157 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2025 Thana- IMADPUR District- Bhojpur

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Rajesh Ram S/o Late Jaglal Ram R/o Village - Moaapkala, P.S - Imadpur, District – Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bharat Lal, A.P.P. ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER

2 05-01-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Imadpur P.S. Case No.31 of 2025 instituted under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 303(2), 352, 109, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

As per the prosecution case, the petitioner assaulted the informant with iron khanti on her head and daughter of the informant assaulted brother-in-law of the informant by Bamboo stick causing injury to him.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner and informant are gotiya and co-sharer and there is dispute of property between them for which there is case and counter case between them and both the parties sustained injury in the occurrence. Learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78157 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 2/2

counsel submits that the injury caused to the informant is simple in nature and the injury report of Chandrakant Kumar has been kept reserved. He further submits that petitioner has got clean antecedent and he undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and trial. Learned counsel submits that co-accused Dharamshila Devi and Rani Devi have already been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Trial Court.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M.F.C. Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Imadpur P.S. Case No.31 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)

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