Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85518 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2025 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Paswan Son of Dinesh Paswan Resident of village -Ward No 06, Panchoar, PS -Riga, Distt -Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mohit Shriwastava, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-12-2025 Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is of causing repeated knife blow along with co-accused Anil Paswan, leading to serious injuries, besides the allegation of snatching Rs. 8,000/- from the pocket of the informant along with other co-accused persons, who have also assaulted the informant.

4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that besides the fact that there is a counter version of the present case being Riga P.S. Case No. 97 of 2025, instituted by one of the co-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85518 of 2025(2) dt.24-12-2025 2/3 accused persons against the informant and others, the injuries, which are allegedly sustained to the informant, are found to be simple in nature, as has been instructed to the learned Advocate for the petitioner. It is further contended that the reason behind the said occurrence is a previous dispute, resulting into some unfortunate scuffle. However, the petitioner bears fair antecedent and he undertakes that he will fully cooperate in the proceeding of the court.

5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that the petitioner is facing serious allegation of causing repeated knife blow over the back of the informant and there is a corresponding injury.

6. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned Advocates for the respective parties and taking note of the fair antecedent of the petitioner, besides the submission that the injuries have been found to be simple in nature, let the petitioner above named be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85518 of 2025(2) dt.24-12-2025 3/3 the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate VI, Sitamarhi in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with the further conditions that:- (i) One of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioner.

(ii) The Court below shall verify the nature of injury of the informant/injured, before accepting the bail bond of the petitioner, as it was submitted that the injury is simple in nature. (Harish Kumar, J) Anjani/- U T