Ashok Uraon @ Ashok Urawn v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56227 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1195 Year-2023 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== Ashok Uraon @ Ashok Urawn S/o Chulha Uraon @ Chhuli Urawn @ Chulai Uraon R/o Village- Tatma Toli, Panchayat Bhawan, P.S.- K. Hat, DistrictPurnia ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sumit Kumar Bhagat, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Choubey Jawahar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 21-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail in connection with K. Hat (Maranga) P.S. Case No. 1195 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 307, 379 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per prosecution case, there is allegation against the petitioner that he along with other co-accused persons came began to stop the work of boundary and started assaulting. It is alleged that co-accused Arun Mandal assaulted the informant's brother Ganesh Kumar on his head by means of iron rod. It is further alleged that when informant's brother fell on the ground,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56227 of 2025(2) dt.21-08-2025 2/3 co-accused Bouka Oraon snatched his gold chain worth Rs. 50,000/-. It is also alleged that co-accused Nepali Oraon made firing on the informant by his pistol which hit the left hand of the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the first information report and he has been falsely implicated in this case. There is no specific or direct allegation of any overt act against the petitioner rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner was the member of the unlawful assembly. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the specific allegation of firing is against the coaccused Nepali Uraon who has been granted by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 30.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 45702 of 2025. It is submitted that there is no specific allegation of assaulting the informant or his brother. Petitioner is in custody since 28.06.2025. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent.
5. The learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, keeping in view the clean antecedent, period of custody, charge
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56227 of 2025(2) dt.21-08-2025 3/3 sheet has been submitted in the case, the argument advanced on behalf of both sides as also there being no specific alleegation against the petitioner, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with K. Hat (Maranga) P.S. Case No. 1195 of 2023. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T