Ravindra Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4728 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-177 Year-2025 Thana- NAGARNAUSA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Ravindra Chauhan S/o Indal Chauhan R/o Vill - Chhotkilodipur, P.S - Nagarnausa, Dist - Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-03-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 103(1), 61(2), 352 and 351(3) of the BNS, 2023.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and in sum and substance the allegation as alleged in the FIR is that the accused persons assaulted the husband of the informant leading to his death.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name transpired in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4728 of 2026(2) dt.19-03-2026 2/3 case during the course of investigation based on confession of co-accused Sudama in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value. It is further submitted that during the course of investigation apart from confession, no material transpired connecting the petitioner with the offence even remotely. It is next submitted that Vatuk had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Criminal Miscellaneous No. 4426 of 2026 and the same came to be allowed by an order dated 04.02.2026 by a learned Co-ordinate Bench, it is also submitted that case of the petitioner is similar to the case of Vatuk, thus, seeks anticipatory bail for the petitioner based on parity. It is also submitted that if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant opposes the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner, but then are not in a position to rebut the submissions of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that Vatuk has been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by a learned Co-ordinate Bench.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4728 of 2026(2) dt.19-03-2026 3/3 counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Nagarnausa P.S. Case No. 177 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.

7. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner despite giving assurance to this Court is not co-operating in the investigation, in that event the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

8. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court.

9. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T