Gautam Rawat @ Guddan Rawat v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22336 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-198 Year-2024 Thana- CHAKAI District- Jamui ====================================================== Gautam Rawat @ Guddan Rawat Son of Mashudan Rawat Resident of village - Mangtadih (Lagma), P.S.- Chakai, District - Jamui. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Dinesh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 74, 303(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on 17.10.2024 at about 10 AM, all the accused persons named in the F.I.R., including this petitioner, in order to grab and take possession over land of informant were constructing wall and upon protest, all of them assaulted informant and others and also snatched gold chain and other articles.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. As a matter of fact, on account of land
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22336 of 2025(2) dt.08-07-2025 2/3 dispute between the parties, maar-peet took place in which both sides sustained injuries. There is case and counter-case between the parties. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against this petitioner. Injuries allegedly caused by the petitioner is simple in nature. Rest of the allegations are super-addition in order to make the case grave. Similarly situated co-accused persons have already been granted bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 24.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 4518 of 2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, case and counter-case between the parties, nature of injuries sustained by the injured, claim based on parity and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22336 of 2025(2) dt.08-07-2025 3/3 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Jamui in connection with Chakai P.S. Case No. 198 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T