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Ram Balak Rai v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC14 Jul 2026CR. MISC./9215/2026

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What is this about?

Regular bail rejected; grievous head injury on informant caused by hard and blunt substance (per case diary); Madhuban P.S. Case No. 609 of 2023, East Champaran; IPC Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 324, 354(B), 379, 504, 506, 447; petitioner Ram Balak Rai in custody since 01.12.2025; co-accused anticipatory bail in Cr. Misc. No. 68413 of 2025 (order dated 07.10.2025); trial to be expedited; liberty to renew bail prayer if trial not concluded within six months; Patna High Court; Alok Kumar, J; 14-07-2026.

What did the court decide?

Bail rejected. Liberty to renew the bail prayer before the Trial Court if the trial is not concluded within six months, any such application to be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order; Trial Court directed to expedite the trial. ¶21

Ram Balak Rai Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner Ram Balak Rai, accused in Madhuban P.S. Case No. 609 of 2023 instituted for offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 324, 354(B), 379, 504, 506 and 447 of the Indian Penal Code, should be granted regular bail.

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Court's answer

On perusal of the case diary, the Court found a serious injury on the head of the informant caused by a hard and blunt substance.

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Ratio / Principle

The Court observed that the nature of the injury is grievous.

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Key takeaways

In view of the grievous injury, the Court was not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.ratio¶20
The prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner was rejected.ratio¶21
The learned Trial Court was directed to expedite the trial.ratio¶22

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Bail (regular) application rejected — Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 9215 of 2026, decided 14-07-2026 by Alok Kumar, J. Ram Balak Rai, accused in Madhuban P.S. Case No. 609 of 2023 (Thana Madhuban, District East Champaran), instituted for offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 324, 354(B), 379, 504, 506 and 447 of the Indian Penal Code, sought regular bail. Prosecution narrative: on 15.12.2023 at about 7.00 P.M. the accused, armed with weapons, allegedly abused and brutally assaulted informant Bhulan Rai; the petitioner allegedly gave a blow of sharp weapon on his head causing injury with oozing of blood; the informant's wife was allegedly assaulted, her clothes torn and a gold chain worth Rs. 55000/- snatched; the injured were taken to Madhuban PHC. Counsel for the petitioner submitted false implication, custody since 01.12.2025, clean antecedent, general and omnibus allegations, lodging of the F.I.R. two days after the occurrence without cogent explanation, and anticipatory bail granted to a co-accused on 07.10.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 68413 of 2025; the A.P.P. opposed the prayer. Perusing the case diary, the Court found a serious injury on the head of the informant caused by hard and blunt substance, grievous in nature, and declined to grant bail at this stage; the prayer for bail was rejected. The Trial Court was directed to expedite the trial, and the petitioner was granted liberty to renew the bail prayer before the Trial Court if the trial is not concluded within six months, any such application to be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9215 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-609 Year-2023 Thana- MADHUBAN District- East Champaran

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Ram Balak Rai S/o Late Jiyalal Rai @ Jaylal Rai Resident of Village- Jitaura (Saraiya), P.S.- Madhuban, District- East Champaran.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Kundan Rathore, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1, A.P.P. ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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5 14-07-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Madhuban P.S. case No. 609 of 2023, instituted for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 324, 354(B), 379, 504, 506 and 447 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Prosecution case, in short, is that on 15.12.2023 at about 7.00 P.M. the informant Bhulan Rai was at his house, in the meantime, all accused persons named in the F.I.R, including the petitioner, armed with weapons came at the door of informant and started abusing the informant. When informant raised objection then on the order of petitioner, all accused persons brutally assaulted the informant with lathi, danda, rod and sharp weapons. Petitioner Ram Balak Rai, with intention to commit murder, gave blow of sharp weapon on the head of

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9215 of 2026(5) dt.14-07-2026 2/3

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informant, causing injury with oozing of blood. It further alleged that when the wife of the informant came to rescue then accused persons also assaulted her and tore her clothes and snatched gold chain worth of Rs. 55000/- from the wife of informant. Thereafter, injured were taken to Madhuban PHC for treatment.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submitted that petitioner is in custody since 01.12.2025 and the petitioner has clean antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner and the F.I.R. has been lodged after two days of occurrence without any cogent explanation. Lastly, the counsel submitted that other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 07.10.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 68413 of 2025.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and on perusal of the case diary, it appears that there is a serious injury on the head of the informant caused by hard

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9215 of 2026(5) dt.14-07-2026 3/3

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and blunt substance. The nature of injury is grievous. In view of the above, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

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Accordingly, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

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Learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial.

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However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew the prayer for grant of bail before the Trial Court if the trial is not concluded within a period of six months from today. If any such application is filed before the learned court below, the court concerned shall consider the same on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.

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(Alok Kumar, J)

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manish/-

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