Bajrangi Maharaj @ Ranjit Kumar Maharaj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10773 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2025 Thana- BOKHRA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Bajrangi Maharaj @ Ranjit Kumar Maharaj Son of Ganesh Maharaj R/o Village - Budhnagher, P.S. - Bokhra, Distt. - Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Rashmi Sharma, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 02-04-2026 Heard Ms. Rashmi Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 23.11.2025, in connection with Bokhra P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 23.11.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 118(1), 303(2), 115(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he along with other co-accused person have assaulted the son of the informant due to which he sustained injury.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10773 of 2026(3) dt.02-04-2026 2/3 allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. It appears from the F.I.R. itself that there is no specific allegation of any assault or overt act attributed against the petitioner rather there is specific allegation against co-accused person, namely, Ashik Bhatt @ Ashik Maharaj @ Ashik Bhat who has assaulted with the knife to the son of the informant and the injury inflicted upon the injured person which is simple in nature has been granted bail by this Court on 01.04.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 9603 of 2026. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 23.11.2025.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner having clean antecedent and there is specific allegation of assault against co-accused person who assaulted to the son of the informant has been granted bail by this Court, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10773 of 2026(3) dt.02-04-2026 3/3 learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (P), Sitamarhi in connection with Bokhra P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025, subject to the following conditions :-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

Ibrar//- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T