Ashish Raj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9893 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-387 Year-2024 Thana- EKMA District- Saran ====================================================== Ashish Raj Son of Mahesh Narayan @ Mahesh Narayan Singh Resident Of Village- Mukundpur, PS- Ekam, Distt.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rampravesh Nath Tiwari, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 07-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Ekma P.S. Case No. 387 of 2024 dated 23.10.2024, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(3), 109 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on the date of occurrence due to land dispute between the parties, the petitioner is said to have abused and assaulted the informant with a knife due to which he sustained injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner is cousin of the informant. It is submitted that there is land dispute between the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9893 of 2025(2) dt.07-03-2025 2/2 parties. It is also submitted that a title suit bearing Title Suit No. 453 of 2023 is pending in the court of Sub-Judge, Saran at Chhapra between the father of the informant and other family members. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is that he assaulted the informant with knife but the injuries mentioned in the injury report are simple in nature. Lastly, it has been submitted that he has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Ekma P.S. Case No. 387 of 2024, he shall be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Saran at Chhapra, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C..

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