Jai Prakash Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18536 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-257 Year-2025 Thana- KATIHAR MUFFASIL District- Katihar ====================================================== Jai Prakash Chauhan S/o Laxmi Chauhan R/o Dalan, PS- Muffasil, DisttKatihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Ms. Renuka Ratnakar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 132, 121(2), 352 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on account of some mob violence, the informant, who is a police personnel, was assaulted by this petitioner, who is the person from military and all the accused persons, along with 8-10 unknown persons, pushed the informant and others while this petitioner made the main attack.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18536 of 2026(2) dt.04-05-2026 2/2 petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. The present F.I.R. has been lodged after inordinate delay of three days and there is no plausible explanation for the same. As a matter of fact, co-accused Mamta Kumari had also lodged a complaint case bearing Complaint Case No. 2064 of 2025 against the informant and police personnel. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. On the other hand, learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and there is specific accusation that this petitioner assaulted the informant, who is a police personnel, due to which he sustained injuries and thus, created hindrance in discharge of official duties.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and gravity of offence, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T