Pradeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38514 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-424 Year-2025 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar Son of Raju Kumar Paswan @ Raj Kumar Pasvan Resident of village- Nagar Parishad Chakia, Ward No. 22 Hindu Chakia, P.S.- Chakia District- East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 424 of 2025 dated 24.07.2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 351(2), 303(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with seven other persons had assaulted the son and the daughter of the informant and caused grievous injuries.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case with general and omnibus allegation. It has further been submitted that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38514 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 2/3 specific allegation of assault is against the other accused persons and, in fact, the entire family has falsely been implicated in this case which got initiated on account of some personal differences between the families. It has further been submitted that the doctor had examined the injured namely, Karan Sharma and Nikhil Kumar @ Nikhil Sharma and the injuries were found to to be simple in nature and caused by hard and blunt substance. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the facts aforesaid, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 424 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 of the BNSS and subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner and the other shall be a local resident:
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38514 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 3/3 (ii) the petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court and shall cooperate in the investigation;
(iii) in case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bonds of the petitioner will liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned;
(iv) the Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of the same on in the name of verification.
7. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) krishna/- U T