Ramchandra Pandit v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1062 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2022 Thana- BALIYA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Ramchandra Pandit S/o Doman Pandit R/o Village - Rahua Ward No. 4, P.S - Sahebpur Kamal, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 354, 324, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on 20.07.2022, co-accused Nitish Kumar entered into house of informant and tried to outrage her modesty. It is further alleged that thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, came and assaulted informant and her family members with iron rod.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1062 of 2026(2) dt.28-01-2026 2/3
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is apparent that specific accusation of overt act is against other coaccused persons. So far as this petitioner is concerned, there is general and omnibus allegation of assault and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against him. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Baliya P.S. Case No. 195 of 2022,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1062 of 2026(2) dt.28-01-2026 3/3 subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T