Vikash Kumar @ Bhutali v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88942 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-508 Year-2023 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== Vikash Kumar @ Bhutali S/o Ramchandra Prasad Resident of at- Manjhala Sem, P.S.- Rajouli, Distt- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amit Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Raj Kishor Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 12-01-2026 Heard Mr. Amit Ranjan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Raj Kishor Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rajouli P.S. Case No. 508 of 2023, F.I.R. dated 09.10.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 279, 304(A), 414 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the First Information Report, it is alleged that on 09.10.2023 at 04:00 PM when her grand-daughter was going to shop for buying some goods then a motorcycle, in which the petitioner was the pillion rider, hit her grand-daughter due to which she fell on ground and later on she was taken to Divisional Hospital. Rajauli, where she was declared dead.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88942 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 2/3 petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. Infact the petitioner was sitting as a passenger in the back seat of the motorcycle and he was not the driver of the vehicle in question. Initially the petitioner was released on PR bond but later on on the basis of false allegation, he has been made accused in the present case.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner carries two criminal antecedents other than the present one.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M-1st, Nawada in connection with Rajouli P.S. Case No. 508 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88942 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 3/3 properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bond in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T