Ravi Kumar @ Rabi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12320 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2025 Thana- BAIRIYA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ravi Kumar @ Rabi Kumar S/O Lt Gain Chaudhary Resident Of Village - Bagahi Ratan Nimiya Tola Ward No.- 07, P.S- Bairiya, Dist.- West Champaran,Bihar-845438 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

America Chaudhari S/O Late Bhagwat Chaudhari Resident Of Village - Bagahi Ratanpur ,Ward No.- 09, P.S- Bairiya, Dist.- West Champaran,Bihar845438 ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Dr. Mrityunjaya Kr. Gautam, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that his son, Maharaj Kumar was working outside and was a friend of Parma Chaudhary son of the co-accused Mahesh Chaudhary. There was a marriage in the family of Parma Chaudhary and his son was also attending it. There, some altercation took place and the accused persons with common intention, assaulted his son, causing his death. This led to the FIR.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12320 of 2026(2) dt.24-02-2026 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner was only attending the marriage, where unfortunate incident took place. As per post-mortem report, cause of death has been recorded as shock as a result of electrocution. Petitioner is ready to cooperate in the investigation/trial and claims clean antecedent. Similarly situated co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 11.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 67296 of 2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering backdrop of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedent and other facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, cum A.M.-VII, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bairiya P. S. Case No. 202 of 2025, subject to condition as laid

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12320 of 2026(2) dt.24-02-2026 3/3 down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T