Rahul Sah @ Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34744 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-500 Year-2023 Thana- KESARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Rahul Sah @ Rahul Kumar S/o Lalan Sah Resident of village - Kesariya Purani Bazar, P.S - Kesariya, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Ballabh Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kesariya P.S. Case No. 500 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 354 (B), 307, 379, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, this petitioner inflicted knife blows upon the informant several times and co-accused Raushan Kumar caught hold her hair and also assaulted her due to which her clothes got torn. It has further been alleged that petitioner also gave lathi blows upon the neck of the son of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34744 of 2026(2) dt.20-05-2026 2/3 this case. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner referring to Annexure- 2 and 2/1, that the injury sustained by the informant is simple in nature and the weapon assigned is hard and blunt substance, the same is not corroborated by the allegations levelled. As regards the injury report of the son of the informant it has been submitted that the same were bruises and abrasion and also the injuries were opined to be simple in nature. It has further been submitted that there is land dispute between the parties and there is delay of seven days in lodging the present F.I.R. It has lastly been submitted that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and has submitted that there is specific allegation against the petitioner to have assaulted the informant and her son.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34744 of 2026(2) dt.20-05-2026 3/3 connection with Kesariya P.S. Case No. 500 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.)

7. This application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) vashudha/- U T