Patna High CourtCR. MISC./48557/2025bail granted

Bhanu Raut v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-04Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48557 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2024 Thana- Raghunathpur District- East Champaran ====================================================== Bhanu Raut S/o Late Belas Raut R/o Village- Balganga Ward No. 29, P.S.- Raghunathpur, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Patanjali Rishi, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with S.Tr. No. 119 of 2025 arising out of Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 82 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 118(1), 109, 303(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per prosecution case, the accusation against the petitioner is that he along with other co-accused persons assaulted the husband of the Informant by means of tangi on his head due to which he sustained grievous injury over his head.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case to ventilate the dispute between the informant and the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48557 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the Investigating Officer, after completion of investigation, has submitted charge-sheet and the case has also been committed for trial. There is no eye-witness to the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is languishing in judicial custody since 20.08.2024 without any rhymes or reason.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner, stating that the offence alleged is serious in nature.

6. Having heard rival contention of both the parties and considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case as also taking into account the period of custody of the petitioner and the petitioner having no criminal antecedent, let the petitioner, abovenamed, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with S.Tr. No. 119 of 2025 arising out of Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 82 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T