Raju Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82820 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-361 Year-2024 Thana- DALSINGHSARAI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Raju Kumar S/O Ashok Das Resident of Village- Ballochak Pagra, P.S. Dalsinghsarai, District Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Madhav Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Tapeshwar Sharma, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Mahendra Pratap, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 117(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and later on, Section 103(1) of the B.N.S. was added.
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner, along with co-accused Ashok Das, assaulted brother of informant with iron rod due to which, he died during course of treatment.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82820 of 2025(2) dt.09-02-2026 2/2 committed no offence. There is admitted land dispute between the parties due to which, petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that he, along with co-accused Ashok Das, assaulted brother of informant by means of iron rod due to which, brother of informant died during course of treatment.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, fact that petitioner is assailant of the deceased and gravity of offence, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T