Subhash Sharma @ Raj Kumar Sharma @ Ram Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9802 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2023 Thana- ANDHRAMATH District- Madhubani ====================================================== Subhash Sharma @ Raj Kumar Sharma @ Ram Kumar Sharma S/O Ram Kishun Sharma R/O Vill-Chhatapur, Ps-Andharamath, Dist-Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 16-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Andhramath P.S. Case No. 23 of 2023 registered under Sections 448, 341, 323, 354(A), 354(B), 379, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he entered into the house of the informant and outraged her modesty. It has further been alleged that the petitioner snatched mangalsutra from the neck of the informant. The family members of the petitioner have also been arrayed as accused. It has further been alleged that the petitioner assaulted the husband of the informant with dabiya on his head.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9802 of 2025(5) dt.16-09-2025 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He is a person of clean antecedent. One day prior to the occurrence, the father of the petitioner has lodged a case against the members of the prosecution side. Learned counsel has also submitted that from perusal of the statement of the independent witness, Vishwanath Yadav recorded at paragraph 20 of the case diary, it emanates that there is land dispute between the parties and the allegation of outraging the modesty of the informant is false.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but fairly submits that independent witnesses did not support the allegation of outraging the modesty of the informant. Other co-accused persons have been granted privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Jhanjharpur, District-Madhubani in connection with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9802 of 2025(5) dt.16-09-2025 3/3 Andhramath P.S. Case No. 23 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/ 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) priyanka/- U T