Ravi Raj @ Rajesh Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6257 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-304 Year-2024 Thana- KAKO District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Ravi Raj @ Rajesh Yadav Son of Janak Prasad @ Jhanak Prasad Resident Of Village- Ghuran Bigha, PS- Kako, District- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dinkar Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 29-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(32), 190 and 103(1) of the BNS.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that his brother son-in-law, namely, Rahul Kumar was coming from his village to his in-laws house, when on the way a vehicle dashed an unknown cyclist and Rahul Kuamr out of humanity was trying to help him when villager gather and mistook Rahul Kumar as perpetrator of accident and started assaulting him. The informant along with Sudhanshu, Himanshu and Sonu came to the place of occurrence and tried to save
2/4 Rahul Kumar but they were also assaulted, further, Sudhanshu was confined in an unknown person's house, but with the help of police, Sudhanshu was rescued and Rahul was taken to hospital for treatment. It is next alleges that Lobhi, Vinod, Niranjan, Bhuneshwar, Nagendra, Rajesh (petitioner), Pintu, Rohit, Piyush and Vikash along with unknown accused were involved in the occurrence. Further, Rahul Kumar died during the course of treatment.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the date of occurrence another FIR was lodged by one Vinod Yadav with regard to his son's accident by a speeding motorcycle who eventually died and the said motorcycle belonged to Rahul Kumar. It is further submitted that since son of Vinod Yadav on account of an accident alleged to have been committed by Rahul as such villagers gather and might have assaulted him. It is thus submitted that there is two version of the same occurrence i.e. is one as narrated in the instant FIR and the one narrated by Vinod Yadav. It is also submitted that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR it would manifest that allegation of assault is general and omnibus in nature. It is next submitted that similarly situated co-accused Rohit Kumar had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr.
3/4 Misc. No. 68688 of 2025 and the same came to be allowed by vide order dated 26.09.2025 passed by a coordianate Bench of this Court. It is further submitted that if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted the petitioner will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, let 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 Kako P.S. Case No. 304 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. However, it is made clear that in the event, if any application is filed by the Investigating Officer before the learned trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner, despite giving assurance to this Court, is not cooperating in the investigation or is not presenting himself as and when required, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds
4/4 of the petitioner after recording reasons.
8. Let a copy of this order be sent to the Superintendent of Police, Jehanabad for his perusal. (Satyavrat Verma, J) khushbu/- U T