Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42875 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-443 Year-2024 Thana- RAJGIR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Rohit Kumar S/o Anil Choudhary R/o Village- Pilkhi, P.S- Rajgir, Distt.- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajiv Nayan, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2025 Heard Mr. Rajiv Nayan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Rajgir P.S. Case No. 443 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 303(2), 74 and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As prayed for, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in Paragraph No.4 of the bail application, in course of the day.

4. As per the allegation made in the F.I.R., petitioner along with other accused person extorted money from the informant and on protest made by him, the accused persons assaulted the informant, his brother and mother, in which the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42875 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 2/3 informant and his own brother sustained head injury.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has committed no offence as alleged. The petitioner along with other accused persons are said to have assaulted the informant and his brother, but in want of specific allegation against the petitioner who is a student aged about 22 years and requires sympathetic consideration, deserves to be released on bail. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

6. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

7. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the F.I.R. and in want of any specific allegation against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Biharsharif, Nalanda in connection with Rajgir P.S. Case No. 443 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS and the condition that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42875 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 3/3 bailors must be the father and mother of the petitioner.

8. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

9. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T