Raj Kumar @ Rajkumar Rajvanshi @ Kumar Rajvanshi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16054 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-148 Year-2024 Thana- NARHATT District- Nawada ====================================================== Raj Kumar @ Rajkumar Rajvanshi @ Kumar Rajvanshi Son of Khiru Rajbanshi Resident Of Village- Ankari, PS- Narhat, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Narhat P.S. Case No. 148 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 325 and 354 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. On the fateful day, while the informant was going to her house, in the meantime, the petitioner caught her hand and misbehaved. When this fact was disclosed by the informant to her mother-in-law, she rushed to the house of the petitioner, whereupon, the petitioner assaulted her by means of a wood lock. In order to save her mother-in-law when the brother-in-law came there to her rescue, he was also assaulted by the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16054 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 2/3 both the parties are next-door neighbour and, in fact, engaged in labour work. The alleged occurrence took place on 12.04.2024 but the FIR came to be lodged on 14.04.2024 without any explanation of delay. The injury which is allegedly sustained to mother-in-law of the informant is found to be simple in nature, as is evident from the impugned order. The petitioner bears fare antecedent and he undertakes that he would abide by the terms and conditions of this Court.
5. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
6. Regard being had to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the delay in lodging of the FIR, coupled with the fact that the petitioner bears fare antecedent and the simple nature of injury, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-VI, Nawada in connection with Narhat P.S. Case No. 148 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with further condition that one of the bailors shall be the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16054 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 3/3 own/close family members of the petitioner.
(Harish Kumar, J) rohit/- U T