Raj Kumar @ Navin Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40920 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-237 Year-2026 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== Raj Kumar @ Navin Kumar Son of Sri Dinesh Kumar Yadav @ Dinesh Yadav Resident of Village- Maranga, P.S.- Maranga, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Amit Kumar Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The accused-petitioner, named in the F.I.R., is apprehending his arrest in connection with K. Hat P.S. Case No. 237 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 281, 125, 115(2), 118(1), 109, 132, 121(1) & 121(2) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (in short, the 'B.N.S.') and section 37(1) of the Bihar Prohibtion & Excise Act, 2016.
3. As per FIR, named co-accused persons dashed the police vehicle causing bodily injury to the police personnel. The apprehended named co-accused persons was found in drunken condition.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40920 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 2/3
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that admittedly in view of FIR, this is a case of accident of private vehicle i.e. Scorpio, with police vehicle, where one police personnel received injury on leg.
5. It is submitted that one of the apprehended coaccused persons named this petitioner as he was also sitting inside the car. It is submitted that if the disclosure of the apprehended co-accused persons be accepted in totality, it does not make any offence against this petitioner. It is submitted that the factual aspects of this case nowhere suggests that the act of petitioner is within the ambit of intention to cause death as occurrence admittedly is an accident. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
7. In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as occurrence admittedly is an accident between the two vehicles as discussed aforesaid accordingly, above-named petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from this order, is directed to be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40920 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 3/3 enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Purnea/concerned court in connection with K. Hat P.S. Case No. 237 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S.").
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U T