Rohit Sharma @ Kaua @ Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30408 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1270 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada ====================================================== Rohit Sharma @ Kaua @ Rohit Kumar S/O Mahendra Sharma R/O Village - Postmortem road, P.S- Town Nawada, District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The state of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vishwa Ranjan Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Nawadah P.S. Case No. 1270 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 190, 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 103(1) and 61(2) of B.N.S.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner along with others has assaulted with knife to the son of the informant due to which he succumbed to the injuries.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that as per the case of the prosecution, there are altogether 8 named
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30408 of 2026(2) dt.19-06-2026 2/3 accused persons and 10-12 unknown miscreants are there. It is alleged that the son of the informant was being assaulted with lathi, danda and knife. It has further been submitted that from perusal of the postmortem report of the deceased, it will transpire that altogether seven injuries were found on the person of the deceased which is abrasion, laceration and swelling. The doctor has opined that the cause of death is the head injury caused by hard and blunt object. It has also been submitted that from perusal of the ante-mortem injuries of the deceased, it is clear that no cut injury was found on the person of the deceased whereas there is also allegation of assaulting with knife.
It has further been submitted that only seven injuries were found on the person of the deceased whereas according to the case of the prosecution, the assailants were 20 in number, 8 named and 12 unnamed. He further submits that the petitioner is seen in the CCTV footage merely standing at the place of occurrence as a spectator and that no overt act has been attributed to him. He further submits that similarly situated co-accused namely, Deep Paswan has been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 22023 of 2026. Moreover, the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 23.12.2025.
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5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawadah in connection with Nawadah P.S. Case No. 1270 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T