Patna High CourtCR. MISC./50853/2025bail granted

Santosh Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-14Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50853 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada ====================================================== Santosh Chauhan Son of Mahendra Chauhan Resident of Village - Motnajay, Police Station - Muffasil, District - Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 160 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 117(2), 109, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 20.04.2024 at about 11:30 A.M., the informant Kaushal Kumar was working on his boring when the accused persons, including the petitioner, armed with deadly weapons, assaulted him and his son causing serious injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50853 of 2025(3) dt.14-10-2025 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that the only specific allegation against the petitioner is of assaulting the informant by means of sword due to which he sustained grievous injury. Learned counsel further submitted that charge-sheet has been submitted in this case and charge has also been framed. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 22.04.2025 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 160 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T