Pappu Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59257 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2025 Thana- GAURICHAK District- Patna ====================================================== 1.
Pappu Rai S/o Late Baleshwar Rai, R/o - Jamalpur, P.S - Gaurichak, District - Patna 2.
Jitan Kumar @ Jitan Ray s/o Pappu Ray, R/o - Jamalpur, P.S - Gaurichak, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Binod Murari Mishra, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioners, apprehending their arrest, in connection with Gaurichak PS. Case No. 146 of 2025 dated- 24.03.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 329(4), 76, 125, 303(2), 126(2), 115(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023.
3. As per allegation, co-accused-Hare Kishan outraged the modesty of daughther-in-law of the informant and on protest, he and other petitioners also assaulted the informant and her son.
4. learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59257 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/3 Petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the main accused Hare Krishna @ Hari Kishan @ Hare Krishna Ray has been already enlarged on anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 29.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 58488 of 2025. He further submits that nature of the alleged injury is simple and there is also case and counter case.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioners have not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioners have one criminal antecedent.
7. learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioners for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioners above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59257 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 3/3 Gaurichak PS. Case No. 146 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioners have any criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners after hearing them and getting satisfied that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents despite their knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.
(Jitendra Kumar, J.) ravishankar/- U T