Jageshwar Das v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44874 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2023 Thana- PAKRIDAYAL District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Jageshwar Das S/O Kulkul Das Resident of Village- Chorma Dhangad Toli, P.S- Pakaridayal, District- East Champaran.
2.
Jairam Das S/O Kulkul Das Resident of Village- Chorma Dhangad Toli, P.SPakaridayal, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 147, 149, 353, 307, 354, 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 5 and 6 of the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 14.02.2023 at about 1:15 PM, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including theses petitioners, had blocked a road by keeping the dead body of one Jaiprakash Das. It is further alleged that while the informant and other police personnel tried to pacify the matter, gathered people became angry and started abusing and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44874 of 2025(2) dt.06-08-2025 2/3 misbehaving with all the police officials, including female police personnel.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Allegations are general and omnibus. There is no accusation of assault against these petitioners. It is further submitted that similarly situated coaccused persons have already been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 02.04.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 19701 of 2024 and order dated 20.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 47841 of 2024. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, claim based on parity and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44874 of 2025(2) dt.06-08-2025 3/3 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Pakaridayal P.S. Case No. 35 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T