Jai Ram Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.501 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- RAJPUR District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1.
Jai Ram Choudhary S/o Mahanth Choudhary R/o vill - Shrinagar Tola, P.s.- Baghaila, Distt.- Rohtas at Sasaram 2.
Shekhar Choudhary S/o Mahanth Choudhary R/o vill - Shrinagar Tola, P.s.- Baghaila, Distt.- Rohtas at Sasaram 3.
Amit Choudhary @ Amarjeet Kumar Choudhary S/o Jairam Choudhary R/o vill - Shrinagar Tola, P.s.- Baghaila, Distt.- Rohtas at Sasaram ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Chhote Lal Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard Mr. Chhote Lal Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, learned APP.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 for the offence under sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 127(1), 115(2), 109, 132, 352, 125(A) and 125(B) of the BNS Act lodged on 29.08.2024 by the informant, Lal Babu Ram.
3. As per the prosecution story, the Police got information that there has been clashes between the parties and when reached the place, the Policemen were attacked. The 'chowkidar' identified the accused persons, petitioner
2/4 included. This led to the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that omnibus allegation has been made against them, only due to enmity with the chowkidar, implicated and they have no role to play in the matter. He further submits that without accepting the allegation and/or the outcome of the present petition, learned counsel for the petitioners submit that he intends to contribute Rs. 2,000/- each (totalling Rs. 6,000/-) to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer submitting that two of the petitioners have criminal antecedent.
6. Taking into account the submissions of the parties as also that earlier some of the accused persons have been given benefit of anticipatory bail in Cr. Misc. No. 89475 of 2024 (Lalji Chaudhary) and in Cr. Misc. No. 36 of 2025 (Raju Paswan and Anr.) and omnibus allegation is there against these petitioners, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions subject to payment of Rs. 2,000/- each (totalling Rs. 6,000/-) to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund through Demand Draft and the receipt be submitted to the learned trial Court.
7. Let the petitioners be released on bail in the event
3/4 of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bikramganj (Rohtas) in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioners who shall provide official document (Aadhaar Card/Voter ID card/Pan Card/Driving License) to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioners shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of their bail bond by the Trial Court itself; (iii) the petitioners shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for six months to mark their attendance and after the end of the period, the certificate shall be submitted before the Trial Court failing which steps shall be taken for the cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioners shall in no way try to induce or
4/4 promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioners shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U