Ganesh Rai @ Ganesh Ray v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9617 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1016 Year-2021 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Ganesh Rai @ Ganesh Ray S/O Jata Rai @ Jay Ray Resident of VillageSuarmarwa Purbi, P.S- Maner, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Manoranjan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anita Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 1016 of 2021, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 435, 354, 379, 504, 506, 427, 34 of IPC.
3. The is the second anticipatory bail petition filed by the petitioner. Earlier, the anticipatory bail of the petitioner was dismissed as withdrawn by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 17.01.2023 in Cr. Misc. No. 64767 of 2022.
4. As per the prosecution case, the informant was travelling in a Scorpio vehicle at night on 12.12.2021 due to a medical emergency when several persons attacked her. They pelted stones, forcibly pulled her out, set the vehicle on fire
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9617 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 2/3 using kerosene, and some accused fired at the driver. The accused persons also snatched her gold chain and ₹2000.
5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. He is a person of clean antecedent. The allegation is general and omnibus.
6. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.
7. Considering the fact that the petitioner had earlier approached this Court for anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 64767 of 2022 and the same was withdrawn, which is recorded in the order dated 17.11.2023 (Annexure-P/1), this second anticipatory bail application is not maintainable as no changed circumstances have been pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner.
8. The anticipatory bail application is accordingly dismissed as not maintainable.
9. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the learned court below shall consider the prayer of regular bail of the petitioner, preferably on the same day, without being prejudiced by this order and consider the fact
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9617 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 3/3 that some of the co-accused persons have been granted regular bail by the learned court below and anticipatory bail by this Hon'ble Court.
(Alok Kumar Sinha, J) kundan/- U T