Suraj Kumar @ Sujal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60872 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2025 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Suraj Kumar @ Sujal Kumar Son of Munna Ram @ Munu Ram Resident of Village- Purushottampur, PO -Devra PS- Ghosi, Dist- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Tauqueer Azhar, Adv.

Mr. Prakash Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 212 of 2025 for the offence registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 27/25(9) of Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution story, the allegation is that in a wedding ceremony, the maternal grandson of the informant was witnessing the dance program. The allegation is that Stuti Kumar opened fire which hit the knee of the maternal grandson. Upon protest, allegation is that all these accused persons named in the FIR threatened of dire consequences. This led to the case.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that a

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60872 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/3 bare perusal of the FIR would show that allegation mainly is against Stuti Kumar of opening fire which injured his maternal grandson. only to extend the FIR, the threatening role has been attributed to the petitioner herein and the other accused persons, he do not have criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the submissions of the parties as also the fact that allegation mainly is on Stuti Kumar, this petitioner is alleged to have threatened, have no criminal antecedent, in that background, this Court is inclined to grant him the anticipatory bail with conditions.

7. Let the petitioner in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the order, shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M.-Jehanabad in connection with Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 212 of 2025 subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (i) one of the bailor should be the family members/relatives of the petitioner, who shall provide official document to show his bona fide;

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60872 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 3/3 (ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial court itself;

(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for next six months to mark attendance and at the end of the period, the certificate be submitted to the Court;

(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U