Ashok Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76958 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2017 Thana- KUCHAIKOTE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.
Ashok Sah S/O Chhotelal Sah Resident of Village- Rampur Madho, P.SKuchaikote, Distt.- Gopalganj. 2.
Abhishek Sah S/O Chhotelal Sah Resident of Village- Rampur Madho, P.SKuchaikote, Distt.- Gopalganj. 3.
Birendra Sah S/O Late Nakhlal Sah Resident of Village- Rampur Madho, P.S- Kuchaikote, Distt.- Gopalganj.
4.
Chhotelal Sah S/O Late Nakhlal Sah Resident of Village- Rampur Madho, P.S- Kuchaikote, Distt.- Gopalganj.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Umesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026 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 Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 224 of 2017 dated 10.08.2017, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 325, 308, 447, 379, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per allegation, the petitioners along with other co-accused came to the house of the informant and assaulted her
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76958 of 2025(4) dt.24-02-2026 2/3 family members.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that both the informant and petitioners' side are next door neighbors and on account of some land dispute, altercation took place in which there was free fight and hence, counter case was also filed by the petitioners' side bearing Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 222 of 2017. He also submits that as per the injury report, the alleged injury is simple in nature caused by hard and blunt substance.
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 no criminal antecedents.
7. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioners for bail.
8. Considering the case and counter case and nature of the injury is simple, 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76958 of 2025(4) dt.24-02-2026 3/3 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 Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 224 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482
(2) 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, 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) shoaib/- U T