Amit Chauhan @ Amit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21588 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-455 Year-2025 Thana- NARDIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Amit Chauhan @ Amit Kumar S/o Prakash Chauhan @ Prakash Kumar Chauhan @ Pragas Chauhan Resident of Village- Kujha, Police StationNardiganj, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arjun Prasad, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 16-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 455 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 191(2), 190, 115(2), 126(2), 74, 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 351(3) of the B.N.S., lodged on 28.12.2025 by the informant, Anjali Kumari.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that on 28.12.2025 when she was at her home, this petitioner started abusing and later tried to outrage her modesty and also assaulted causing injury on her head. This led to the F.I.R..
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though allegation of assault on the head is on this petitioner, the learned Sessions Judge observation would show that there is no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21588 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/3 injury report on record which means that she did not went for treatment. Though he concede that the petitioner has criminal antecedent and there is case and counter case between the parties, the case of this petitioner being earlier to the case of the informant.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer submitting that he has assaulted the lady on her head.
6. Taking into account the submissions of the parties as also that no injury report is on record, there is case and counter case between the parties, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Nawada, in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 455 of 2025 subject to the following conditions:- (i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document (Aadhar Card/Voter Id/Driving License/Pan Card) to show his/her bona fide;
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21588 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 3/3 (ii) the petitioner shall be appearing before the Police Station as and when required for cooperating in the investigation;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iv) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every month for next six months to mark his attendance and at the end of the period a certificate be submitted before the Trial Court failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds; (v) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(vi) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U T