Suraj Chaudhary @ Guraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29127 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-255 Year-2024 Thana- SIKANDRA District- Jamui ====================================================== Suraj Chaudhary @ Guraj Kumar Son of Baleshwar Chaudhary @ Balkeswar Choudhary Resident of Village - Sikandra Dom Toli, P.S.- Sikandra, District - Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brajesh Sahay, Advocate Ms. Rupa Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 03-09-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sikandra P.S. Case No.255 of 2024 for the offence registered under sections 308(5), 3(5) of the B.N.S lodged on 02.08.2024 by the informant, Vikas Kumar.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that Ramratan Chaudhary called and shown his eagerness to buy certain items from his shop. Later, allegation is that Ramratan Chaudhary, Suraj Chaudhary, Sonu Chaudhary and Jitendra Chaudhary came to his shop and Ramratan Chaudhary took the T.V, A.C, Freeze and Washing Machine worth Rs. 1,59,000/- and when ask for the payment, he was threatened with dire consequences. It has further been alleged that earlier also threatening him, Ramratan Chaudhary had taken away the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29127 of 2025(3) dt.03-09-2025 2/2 battery and a cooler, accordingly the FIR.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the perusal of the FIR would show that the role has been assigned to Ramratan Chaudhary and the other accused have been shown to merely accompanied him.

5. Learned APP for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail submits that all the accused persons named in the FIR are either been arrested or surrender and only this petitioner has chosen not to surrender despite the fact that he has criminal antecedent.

6. Considering the submissions that has come on record as also the fact that the petitioner has criminal antecedent, it would be appropriate that he seek bail.

7. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application stands rejected.

8. However, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of four weeks, filed bail application, the Court concerned shall consider the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T