Ankit Kumar Rai @ Ankit Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43206 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-26 Year-2025 Thana- Dhobaha District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ankit Kumar Rai @ Ankit Rai S/O Surendra Rai R/O Village- Barja, P.SBihiya, Distt.- Bhojpur, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate Ms. Priya, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that when informant had gone to bank of a river to catch fish, all the FIR named accused persons, including this petitioner and 7 to 8 unknown accused persons, came there and snatched fish and on protest, this petitioner caught hold of informant and co-accused
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43206 of 2025(3) dt.27-08-2025 2/3 Rahul Rai fired bullets upon him causing bullet injury.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is apparent that specific accusation of firing is against co-accused Rahul Rai. So far as this petitioner is concerned, he is only alleged to have caught hold of informant. There is absolutely no allegation of assault against this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Dhobha P.S. Case No. 26 of 2025, subject to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43206 of 2025(3) dt.27-08-2025 3/3 condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T