Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13566 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2023 Thana- TETERHAT District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== 1.

Ranjan Kumar Son of Bechan Yadav 2.

Budhan Kumar @ Budhan @ Satish Kumar Son of Deena Yadav 3.

Bechan Yadav Son of Late Ishwar Yadav 4.

Deena Yadav Son of Chandra Yadav All residents of Village- Khairi, P.S.- Teterhat, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Teterhat P.S.Case No.153 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 325, 279, 307, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, all the accused persons including the petitioners assaulted the informant with a common intention to kill him, who sustained injuries on the different parts of the body.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that there is case and counter case between the parties due to previous enmity between them. In course of the fierce fight, the petitioners, in their self-defence, might have caused some injury on the person of the informant

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13566 of 2024(3) dt.18-04-2024 2/2 without any intention.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the petitioners in their selfdefence might have caused some injury to the informant, the petitioners are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Lakhisarai/concerned court, in connection with Teterhat P.S.Case No.153 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The court below is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases as what has been stated in paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U