Bhola Kumar @ Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20403 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-798 Year-2023 Thana- MASAUDHI District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Bhola Kumar @ Ranjit Kumar Son of late Nageshwar Prasad Singh @ Nageshwar Singh Resident of Vill.-Usmanchak, P.S.-Lahsuna (O.P.), Masaurhi, Distt.-Patna 2.

Tusi Kumar @ Tulsi Kumar Son of late Nageshwar Prasad Singh @ Nageshwar Singh Resident of Vill.-Usmanchak, P.S.-Lahsuna (O.P.), Masaurhi, Distt.-Patna 3.

Tutu Kumar Son of late Nageshwar Prasad Singh @ Nageshwar Singh Resident of Vill.-Usmanchak, P.S.-Lahsuna (O.P.), Masaurhi, Distt.-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Indeshwari Mandal, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-04-2024 Heard Mr. Indeshwari Mandal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Masaurhi (Lahsuna O.P.) P.S. Case No. 798 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504 and 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the allegation made in the F.I.R., the informant has alleged that the petitioners are engaged in electricity theft and he had complained before the authorities. In retaliation to the same, the petitioners have assaulted the informant on different parts of his body, as a result of which, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20403 of 2024(2) dt.02-04-2024 2/2 informant got injured badly.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the allegation made against the petitioners is general and omnibus. The injury sustained by the informant is one and that is reserved and not on the vital part of the body. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the fact that only one injury has been sustained by the informant, the same has been alleged to have been caused by all the three petitioners and the allegation being general and omnibus, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Masaurhi in connection with Masaurhi (Lahsuna O.P.) P.S. Case No. 798 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T