Anant Chaudhary @ Aanand Kumar @ Ajay Chaudhary @ Aanant Kumar @ Aanant Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24355 of 2026 Arising out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2024 Thana- AIRPORT District- Patna ====================================================== Anant Chaudhary @ Aanand Kumar @ Ajay Chaudhary @ Aanant Kumar @ Aanant Chaudhary S/o Late Kamta Chaudhary Resident of Chaudhary Tola, PS- Hawai Adda, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Akhauri Kamal Kishore Sahay, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL ORAL ORDER 12-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 2412 of 2025 arising out of Patna Hawai Adda P.S. Case No. 87 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 27 of Arms Act.

3. The allegation is that on 10.07.2024 deceased Raj Kumar went to meet accused Anant Chaudhary @ Aanand Kumar @ Ajay Chaudhary and informed his wife Priyanka Kumari. Later on she received information from Hawai Adda police that her husband had been shot and admitted to hospital where he was declared dead.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is in custody since 23.12.2024 and has got four

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24355 of 2026(3) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and states that petitioner is a habitual criminal and even from custody he is threatening the informant and his family.

6. Considering that the petitioner is the order giver and the allegation is of common intention and unlawful assembly which can be adjudicated only at the time of trial, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions JudgeXII Patna concerned Court in connection with Sessions Trial No. 2412 of 2025 arising out of Hawai Adda P.S. Case No. 87 of 2024.

8. It is made clear that any observation made herein is prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any manner. (Ansul, J) abhishekkr/- U T