Jalu Khan @ Rasul Khan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16374 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2020 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Jalu Khan @ Rasul Khan S/o Gafar Khan R/o Village - Gobindapur, Post - Gobindapur, P.S - Harsidhi, District - East Champaran at Motihari. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Abhishek Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 06-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
02. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 220 of 2020 registered for the alleged offence under Sections 323, 324, 307, 379, 504 and 506 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
03. As per prosecution case, petitioner and other coaccused persons abused and assaulted the informant and snatched Rs. 40,000/- and a gold chain worth Rs. 25,000/- from the informant.
04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. There is no specific allegation of assault against the petitioner and there is only general allegation against the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16374 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 2/3 petitioner and other co-accused persons which of abusing the informant. The allegation of assault by farsa is against coaccused Subhan Khan and the allegation against co-accused Sibu Khan is for hitting the informant with iron rod. Allegation of snatching money and gold chain is against co-accused Navijan Khan. There is land dispute between the co-accused Subhan Khan and the informant and the petitioner has been made accused in this case due to village politics. Learned counsel further submits that the FIR has been lodged after delay of two days and it is a result of deliberation and afterthought. The petitioner is having clean antecedent.
05. Learned APP for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.
06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that there is no allegation of assault against the petitioner and further considering the non-specific nature of allegation against the petitioner and possibility of false accusation, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16374 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 3/3 like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, East Champaran at Motihari/court concerned in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 220 of 2020, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS and other following conditions:
(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Ashish/- U T