Dhiraj Kumar @ Cheddi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87036 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-475 Year-2023 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Dhiraj Kumar @ Cheddi, Son of Kamta Rai, R/o Village- Jivrakhan Tola, Darvespur, P.S.- Maner, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. S. Srivastava, Advocate Mr. Saurav Kumar Suman,Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 475 of 2023 dated 24.06.2023 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 354(D), 504, 506/34, 307 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is that he uploaded the picture of informant and her sister with obscene words on social media. When the informant went his house and asked him to delete those post, the petitioner along with his family members assaulted the informant. It is further alleged that the petitioner along with other accused persons chased her and fired due to which the informant sustained injury.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87036 of 2025(4) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 case. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that during the course of investigation, it has come that the sister of the informant was in live-in-relationship with the petitioner. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 13.05.2025 having no criminal antecedents. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Since there is specific allegation against the petitioner of firing due to which the informant sustained firearm injury which is corroborated by the injury report, I am not inclined to grant bail at this stage.

7. Accordingly the prayer for regular bail on behalf of the petitioner stands rejected.

8. The learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and take all endeavour to conclude the trial at the earliest, preferably, within a period of one year from the date of receipt or production of a copy of this order.

(Khatim Reza, J) premchand/- U T