Chhedi Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49393 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-294 Year-2021 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Chhedi Ray S/o- Late Bhairo Ray R/o Village- Sherpur PS - Maner DistPatna 2.

Ravi Kumar Ray @ Phoolan Ray @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Ray S/o- Chhedi Ray R/o Village- Sherpur PS - Maner Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Laliteshwar Prasad Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rina Sinha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 354, 427, 504, 379 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the offences for which the instant FIR has been instituted carry punishment of seven years and less. It is further submitted that the police during the course of investigation gave notice under Section 41A of the Cr.P.C. and the petitioners co-operated in the investigation. It is next submitted that the police after investigation submitted charge-sheet in a mechanical manner. It is also submitted that when the police during the course of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49393 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/2 investigation never made any endeavours to arrest the petitioners, whether it would be prudent for the Court to send the petitioners to jail merely because charge-sheet has been submitted.

4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, let the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 294 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T