Purshotam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3204 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2024 Thana- MUFFASIL District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Purshotam Kumar, Son of Vinod Paswan, Resident of Vill- Karma, P.S.- Aurangabad Muffasil, District- Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 24-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Aurangabad Muffasil P.S. Case No. 112 of 2024 dated 30.03.2024 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 341, 323, 308, 504 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 19 named accused persons including the petitioners assaulted the informant namely, Nitish Kumar, his brother and sister with rod, brick and stick as a result of which all of them sustained injury on various parts of the body.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that F.I.R. has been lodged against 19
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3204 of 2025(2) dt.24-01-2025 2/3 named accused persons including the petitioner, who assaulted the informant, his brother and sister with rod, brick, stick. As a result, all of them sustained injuries. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no specific allegations against the petitioner rather the allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus. The injuries received by the injured persons are simple in nature except the injury of Sushila @ Sugiya Devi whose injury is grievous in nature. It is also submitted that the alleged occurrence took place on 25.03.2024 but the F.I.R. was lodged on 30.03.2024 i.e. delay of five days without any plausible explanation. Similarly situated 11 co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 20.11.2024 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 57791 of 2024. Lastly, it has been submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Aurangabad Muffasil P.S. Case No. 112 of 2024, he will be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3204 of 2025(2) dt.24-01-2025 3/3 Magistrate, Aurangabad, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
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