Suraj Kumar Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56388 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-551 Year-2024 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Suraj Kumar Patel S/o Inglesh Mahto R/o Village- Mandai, P.S.- Ghoshi, District- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Paras Nath, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 551 of 2024, dated 04.11.2024, lodged under Section 126(2), 115(2), 109, 74, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "BNS, 2023"), pending before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against nine named accused persons, including the present petitioner, with the allegation that all the accused persons were passing comments on the informant's daughter. When the informant's son objected, they assaulted him with lathi and fists.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that the petitioner's criminal antecedent is clean. He also submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56388 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 2/2 this case and the allegations against him are general and omnibus in nature.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR. He further submits that, in the rejection order, the Sessions Court has categorically acknowledged that the doctor found a lacerated wound on the right side of the skull, which is a vital part of the body, along with swelling on the right ankle.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. It is directed to the petitioner to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 6 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within six weeks, then the Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day without being prejudice that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this case. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T