Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84178 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2023 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Rohit Kumar S/O Late Moti Paswan R/O Village- Panapur Gaurahi, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Tapeshwar Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 135/2023 dated 04/03/2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 384 and 386 of the I.P.C and Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substance Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 7-8 unknown miscreants are alleged to have come to the newly constructed house of the informant and started firing. On protest, they replied that the informant needs to give rangdari as he has made a new house. Thereafter, they exploded two bombs near the house of the informant's neighbour and fled away.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner was transpired in this case in the confessional statement of the co-accused, Rohit Kumar @ Rohit Paswan, S/o Balindar Paswan, who has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 25.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 38061 of 2024. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 135/2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with further
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84178 of 2024(3) dt.10-10-2025 3/3 conditions:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled. (ii) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T