Umesh Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54209 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-271 Year-2025 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

Umesh Rai S/o Ram Prasad Rai R/o Village- Badurahi, P.S.- Sonepur, District- Saran 2.

Baliram Rai S/o Thakur Rai R/o Vill- Badurahi, P.S.- Sonepur, DistrictSaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kr Singh No.1, Advocate Ms. Supriya Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending their arrest in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case no. 271 of 2025 registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 303(2), 109, 351(2), 352, 351(3) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that the accused persons including the two petitioners herein came variously armed and started to assault the informant and others. While the petitioner no.1 is said to have assaulted Maninder, the petitioner no.2 is said to have assaulted the

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. There is case and counter case between the parties. Referring to the order of the learned Court below, it is submitted that the injury attributable to the two petitioners herein as has transpired in paragraph nos. 22 and 23 of the case diary have both been found to be simple in nature. The petitioners who have no criminal antecedent undertake to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioners in the F.I.R., the injury attributable to the petitioners having been found to be simple in nature as evident from the order of the learned trial Court together with the petitioners not having any criminal antecedent, it is directed that both the petitioners above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case no. 271 of 2025 on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

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(Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T