Changez Khan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15378 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-291 Year-2024 Thana- RAMNAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Changez Khan Son of Late Haidar Khan Resident Village-Dainmarwa, P.SRam Nagar, District-West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Ram Nagar P.S. Case No. 291 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 441, 323, 325, 354(B), 307, 379, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant has alleged that on 30.07.2024 she along with her husband and brothers in law were going on motorcycles, when they reached near the house of the petitioner - Changez Khan, all the F.I.R. named accused persons surrounded them. One Jafar Khan fired one bullet and threatened that 'I will kill you'. Thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons started assaulting them by means
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15378 of 2025(2) dt.11-04-2025 2/3 of iron rod and lathi due to which her husband sustained injuries and become unconscious. It is further alleged that one Kamran Khan has snatched a golden chain from the neck of the informant and Jafar Khan has tried to outrage her modesty.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. On 30.07.2024, at about 08:00 P.M. the family members of the informant were stealthily plucking mangoes from the orchard of the petitioner. The care taker of the said orchard had informed the petitioner about the same. The petitioner along with his wife went there but the family members of informant had fled away. Petitioner is in custody since 23.11.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and only one allegation of assault on the eye of the husband of the informant. There is case and counter case between the parties. One of the co-accused Gulab Khan has been granted bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 27.02.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 84841 of 2024. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and considering the period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15378 of 2025(2) dt.11-04-2025 3/3 bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bagha, West Champaran in connection with Ram Nagar P.S. Case No. 291 of 2024.
(S. B. Pd. Singh, J) Ankit Kumar/- U T