Ravi Shankar Kumar @ Baul v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80524 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 Year-2025 Thana- SANJHOLI District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ravi Shankar Kumar @ Baul Son of Hirdyanand Singh @ Bhuwar, Resident of Village- Charpurawa, P.S.- Sanghauli, District- Rohtas, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 02-12-2025 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 Sanjhauli P.S. Case No. 145 of 2025 dated 27.07.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 109(1), 352 and 351(2) read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner and other co-accused persons entered into an altercation with the informant and abused her. They freed the cow of the informant and drove her out. Co-accused persons caught hold of the son of the informant and stabbed him in chest and they also assaulted the informant. The petitioner and other co-accused persons were carrying country made pistols.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80524 of 2025(2) dt.02-12-2025 2/3 petitioner submits that there is no specific allegation of any overt act against the petitioner and the allegation against the petitioner and other co-accused persons is general and omnibus. The allegation of catching hold of the son of the informant and stabbing him is against other co-accused persons and not against this petitioner. Even the injury report of the son of the informant is suspicious as injury report was prepared in a private hospital and the son of the informant was not taken to a Government hospital. The Doctor who issued the injury report was himself an accused in Bikramganj P.S. Case No. 38 of 2021. Learned counsel next submits that petitioner is having clean antecedent and chargesheet in this case has been submitted. Learned counsel lastly submits that petitioner is in custody since 17.08.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that there is no specific allegation of any overt act against the petitioner and further considering his clean antecedent, his period of custody and submission of chargesheet, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80524 of 2025(2) dt.02-12-2025 3/3 bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bikramganj, Rohtas / concerned Court, in connection with Sanjhauli P.S. Case No. 145 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the B.N.S.S. 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 non-appearance of the petitioner on single date 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) Shahnawaz/- U T