Azad Rayeen v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12442 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-244 Year-2025 Thana- PAKARIBARAW District- Nawada ====================================================== Azad Rayeen Son of Iliyas Rayeen @ Liyas Rayeen Resident of VillageShahpur, P.S.- Mufassil, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. N. A. Shamsi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, A.P.P.

For the Informant :

Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Pakribarawan P. S. Case No. 244 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 109, 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. Prosecution story, in brief, is that on 17.06.2025, informant received an information that his brother, namely, Chintu Kumar is being assaulted by this petitioner and coaccused Manoj Yadav. When informant and his family members went to the house of petitioner, the accused person made indiscriminate firing. Co-accused Manoj Yadav is also alleged to have committed murder of the brother of informant, namely,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12442 of 2026(4) dt.14-07-2026 2/2 Tuntun Yadav in the year 2016.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to land dispute between the parties. No arms and ammunition has been recovered from possession of the petitioner and though there is allegation of firing but no one sustained any firearms injury.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that there is direct and specific accusation against this petitioner and from perusal of the case diary, the fact of firing and abusing by petitioner is also confirmed. He further submits that during investigation, two empty cartridges were recovered from the house of co-accused Manoj Yadav. Petitioner has got six criminal antecedents.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, materials available on record and criminal antecedents, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T