Jatashankar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75381 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-67 Year-2022 Thana- MOTIHARI TOWN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Jatashankar Prasad S/o Late Nandlal Sah Resident of Village- Brahma Tola Lakhyaura, P.S.- Lakhaura, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs.Rina Sinha, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 24-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 67 of 2022, registered for the offences under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 504, 506, 379, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, petitioners and other co-accused persons surrounded the motorcycle of the informant and started hitting him with slaps and fists and thereafter petitioner gave knife blow on the neck of the informant who tried to save him and thus sustained bleeding injury on left forehead. The co-accused snatched Rs.8,600/- from the informant. Thereafter, the petitioners and co-accused persons
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75381 of 2025(2) dt.24-11-2025 2/3 fled away from the spot threatening with knife.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case which has been lodged after a delay of two days without any satisfactory explanation. Both the parties are neighbours and due to village politics the petitioner has been roped in the present case. The injury report shows simple injury though it is incised wound of size 4"x1/2"x skin deep on left forehead. There was no intention to cause death and there was no repetition of blow. The petitioner is in custody since 28.06.2025 and he has two criminal antecedents in which he is on bail. Charge sheet has been submitted.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.
6. Having regard to the fact and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the period of custody of the petitioner and submission of charge sheet, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Motihari, East Champaran/concerned court, in connection with Town P.S. Case
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75381 of 2025(2) dt.24-11-2025 3/3 No. 67 of 2022, subject to the condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the BNSS and other following conditions: (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.
(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Anuradha/- U T