Deepak Kumar Keshri @ Deepak Keshri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25140 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-174 Year-2024 Thana- RAJAON District- Banka ====================================================== Deepak Kumar Keshri @ Deepak Keshri S/o Late Dhuri Prasad Keshri @ Late Gauri Shankar Keshri Resident of Village - Punsiya Bazar, Police Station - Rajoun, District - Banka.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Balram Kapri For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajiv Nayan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 30-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 379, 308, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Petitioner is said to have assaulted the informant and his son with lathi and iron rod and snatched 15-20 thousand rupees.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and the informant are both vegetable vendors and on account of sudden altercation between them in the market, the present incident took place with no intention or motive to cause death. It is further submitted that although in the First Information Report there is general and omnibus allegation on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25140 of 2026(2) dt.30-04-2026 2/3 all the accused persons of assault upon the informant. The other two accused persons were granted bail by the present order of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge. However, bail was denied to the petitioner only on account of the fact that subsequently during the course of investigation some independent witness has stated that it was the petitioner who had assaulted the victim. The injury report, however, Annexure-P/2 series indicates that both the injuries have been found to be simple in nature caused by hard and blunt substance.

5. However, learned APP for the State opposes the grant of anticipatory bail.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the fact that there are general and omnibus allegations in the FIR and the incident took place upon a sudden altercation between the parties, let the above named petitioner, who has no criminal antecedent, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/ successor Court in connection with Rajoun Police

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25140 of 2026(2) dt.30-04-2026 3/3 Station Case No. 174 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482 (2) of the B.N.S.S.

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