Rahul Kumar Chauhan @ Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.660 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-335 Year-2024 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== RAHUL KUMAR CHAUHAN @ RAHUL KUMAR S/o- Suresh Mahto R/vChaksaidpur Rajouli Ps- Hajipur Sadar Dist- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Uday Chand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-04-2026 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. case no. 335 of 2024 for the offence under Sections 341, 342, 323, 324, 307, 379, 504, 506, 34 of I.P.C.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons, including the petitioner, allegedly intercepted the informant's auto and assaulted him with iron rods and a countrymade pistol, causing him head injury.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case due to village politics
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.660 of 2026(4) dt.21-04-2026 2/3 and enmity. The petitioner was not apprehended from the place of occurrence. The injury sustained by the informant is simple in nature. The petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, the petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and upon perusal of the record, it appears that the petitioner was not apprehended from the place of occurrence and has been implicated due to prior enmity. The injuries sustained by the informant are simple in nature. I am of the opinion that petitioner, having clean antecedent, has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending / Concerned Court in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. case no. 335 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.660 of 2026(4) dt.21-04-2026 3/3 Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force. (Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T