Rajesh Kumar @ Chatpatiya v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63856 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2020 Thana- NADI P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar @ Chatpatiya S/o- Ramdeo Singh Village- Nizampur PSDidarganj Distt- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Jay Ram Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-09-2025 Heard Mr. Jay Ram Prasad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Nadi P.S. Case No. 187 of 2020 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 427, 332, 333, 188, 353, 120(B) and 504 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner along with other co-accused assaulted the informant.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further submitted that other co-accused have already been granted bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63856 of 2025(2) dt.25-09-2025 2/3 by this Court vide order 27.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.57082 of 2025, vide order dated 10.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.60868 of 2025 and vide order dated 28.02.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No.69396 of 2022, as well as, vide order dated 10.04.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No.26541 of 2024. A general and omnibus allegation has been leveled against the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, the 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, the fact that a general and omnibus allegation has been leveled against the petitioner, the petitioner is having clean antecedent, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be 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 District Court where the case is pending
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63856 of 2025(2) dt.25-09-2025 3/3 in connection with Nadi P.S. Case No. 187 of 2020, 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) Ashishsingh/- U T