Indradev Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2878 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2025 Thana- NEMDARGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Indradev Chaudhary S/O Girani Chaudhari R/O Village- Sanokhara, PostDerwan, P.S- Nemdarganj, Dist- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-04-2026 Heard Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 74, 103(1), 109, 115(2), 117(2), 126(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on 12.05.2025 at about 7 PM, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, assaulted son of informant. It is further alleged that when mother of informant came to save him, she was also assaulted and during course of treatment, mother of informant died.
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4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.. Name of petitioner surfaced during investigation. It is further submitted that it is specific case of the informant, who claims to be eye witness of the alleged occurrence, that all the F.I.R. named accused persons assaulted his son and mother as a result of which, mother of informant died and there is no whisper or any suspicion was raised against this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the fact that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2878 of 2026(3) dt.09-04-2026 3/3 each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-I, Nawada in connection with Nemdarganj P.S. Case No. 160 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T