Ranjeet Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55092 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-106 Year-2025 Thana- NARDIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Ranjeet Chaudhary Son of Mahesh Chaudhary Resident of Village- Bhatt Bighha Kahuara, P.S.- Diganj, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 106 of 2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 109, 191(1), 192, 191(3), 352, 126(2), 351(2), 303, 76, 125, 115(2) and 118(2) of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons named therein including the petitioner with a common intention to kill assaulted the informant and his family members, causing injuries. They also outraged the modesty of the female member of his family.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55092 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 2/3 petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to land dispute. There is case and counter case between the parties arising out of same incidence and due to land dispute, an altercation took place and both the sides entered into fierce fight and in the self-defence, petitioner may have caused some injury on the persons of the informant and his family members without intention. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that there is case and counter case between the parties and due to land dispute, an altercation took place and both the sides entered into fierce fight and in the self-defence, petitioner may have caused some injury on the persons of the informant and his family members without intention, I am of the opinion that petitioner, who is having clean antecedent, has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55092 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 3/3 released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Nawada/concerned court in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 106 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned 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 paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T