Jawahir Ray @ Jawahar Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10497 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-418 Year-2025 Thana- RIVILGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== Jawahir Ray @ Jawahar Ray S/o Late Ramgati Ray R/o Village - Ajaybganj, P.S - Bhagwan Bazar, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raushan Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 352 & 3(5) of the BNS and under Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner along with other 9 persons being armed with weapons along with 4-5 unknown persons arrived and started assaulting the son of the informant. It is further alleged that one Dinesh Rai has fired on the son of the informant due to which informant's son Anshu Kumar got injured on left side of his body. When the informant came to rescue his son, Dinesh Rai fired from a desi mascot indiscriminately on the informant due to which he got injury on finger of right hand.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that nature of allegation is general and omnibus. It has further been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10497 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/2 submitted that the nature of injury is simple. It has further been submitted that from perusal of the FIR it is clear that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner of assaulting. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that there is also a counter version of this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is an old man having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 25.12.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Rivilganj P.S. Case No. 418 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.- 1st Class, Saran at Chhapra.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T