Chhatu Kumar @ Babu Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar @ Chhatu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8035 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2025 Thana- PANCHRUKHI District- Siwan ====================================================== Chhatu Kumar @ Babu Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar @ Chhatu S/o Rajeshwar Sah @ Bhanaur @ Gaya Sah R/o Village - Chanp Tole Teghara, P.S - Sahayak Sarai, District - Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Ankita Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nawal Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2026 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 324(3), 303(2), 74, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and later on Section 103(1) of BNS was added. 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and in in custody since 29-10-2025 and the informant alleges that on 13-4-2025 at 3:30 pm, the accused persons including the petitioner came and started abusing, on objection, Vicky stabbed Buchun Sah twice on head causing injury and Deepu assaulted informant by tangi causing injury on head, further Vicky and Deepu acted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8035 of 2026(2) dt.23-04-2026 2/3 inappropriately with his daughter, thereafter Deepu assaulted Suganti by knife causing injury on head and face, while petitioner, a driver in the police station, assaulted Ramesh by rod causing injury on head and Ashok assaulted Manish by rod causing injury on head, further Rajesh brought gun and gadasa and gave to Abhishek and both entered the house and assaulted, further Rupesh also assaulted Ramesh, while Ompraksah along with Amar took ornaments and cash.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant, being a contractual driver with the Police Station. It is next submitted that no doubt it is alleged that petitioner assaulted Ramesh by rod causing injury on head, but then from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would also manifest that even Rupesh is alleged to have assaulted Ramesh. It is further submitted that even presuming what has been alleged is true without admitting then the injury suffered by Ramesh has been opined to be simple in nature, as would manifest from injury report of Ramesh annexed as AnnexureP/3. It is also submitted that if privilege of regular bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner will not abscond rather will co-operate in the trial to prove his innocence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8035 of 2026(2) dt.23-04-2026 3/3 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond 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 Panchrukhi (Sarai) P.S. Case No. 172 of 2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T