Ritik Kumar @ Hrithik Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87964 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-237 Year-2025 Thana- PUNPUN District- Patna ====================================================== Ritik Kumar @ Hrithik Kumar, S/o Pappu Kumar, R/o vill - Pakari Punpun, P.S.- Punpun, Distt.- Patna.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh No. I, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Punpun P.S. Case No.237 of 2025 dated-12.08.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per allegation, when the Informant was going to the medical shop, the Petitioner and other co-accused stopped him and started abusing him and on protest, the Petitioner and other co-accused started assaulting the Informant. The specific allegation against the Petitioner is that he assaulted the Informant, causing injury in his head.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87964 of 2025(4) dt.01-04-2026 2/3 Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the alleged injury is simple in nature. Hence, major Section 109 of the B.N.S. is not applicable and at most, it is case of simple hurt.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioner has been made accused in one other case.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the simple nature of the injury, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Punpun P.S. Case No.237 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87964 of 2025(4) dt.01-04-2026 3/3 conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T