Patna High Court
Manoj RamversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The Court ordered that all three petitioners be enlarged on regular bail in the present case.
Summary
The petitioners, Manoj Ram, Sukan Ram and Ramesh Ram, were charged in Chakia police case No. 264 of 2025 for robbery, assault with a knife, and theft of cash and ornaments. The prosecution alleged that the accused were armed, attacked an informant causing serious neck injuries, and escaped with Rs.95,000 and ornaments worth Rs.4 lakh. The petitioners contended they were falsely implicated, argued that the injuries were simple, and noted that a co-accused had already been granted anticipatory bail. Having been in custody since 24‑08‑2025 and with a chargesheet filed, they applied for regular bail under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The High Court, after considering the FIR, injury report, and the length of detention, ordered that all three petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing a Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties each.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 despite the seriousness of the alleged offences
- Whether the nature of the injury to the informant warrants denial of bail
- Impact of the six‑month pre‑trial detention and filing of the chargesheet on the bail decision
- Effect of the co‑accused’s anticipatory bail on the petitioners’ bail application
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 109, 115(2), 118(1), 126(2), 303(2), 3(5), 351(2), 352
Subjects
- regular bail
- criminal procedure
- robbery
- assault
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- anticipatory bail
- chargesheet
- injury report
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14162 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-264 Year-2025 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran
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1. Manoj Ram S/O Baldev Ram
2. Sukan Ram @ Sukal Ram Son of Baldev Ram
3. Ramesh Ram Son of Sukan Ram
All Residents of village- Baragovind, P.S.- Chakia, District- East Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Harsha Shashwat, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
2 12-03-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for
grant of regular bail in connection with Chakia P.S. Case no.264
of 2025 registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109,
303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,
2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, it is stated that the
eleven named accused persons including the three petitioners
herein as also 10-15 unknown accused persons came variously
armed. While the petitioner nos.2 and 3 caught hold of the
informant, it is stated that the petitioner no.1 as also co-accused
Birendra Ram struck the informant with a knife on his neck
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causing serious injuries. They escaped with Rs.95,000/ in cash
besides ornaments worth Rs.4 lacs.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. So far as
the injury on the informant is concerned, referring to the injury
report at Annexure 2, it is submitted that the injuries have been
found to be simple in nature. Co-accused Birendra Ram has
been enlarged on anticipatory bail vide order dated 20.11.2025
passed in Cr. Misc. no.73475 of 2025. The petitioners are in
custody since 24.8.2025 and chargesheet has been submitted in
the case.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P.
for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioners
in the FIR, the contents of the injury report of the informant, the
petitioners being in custody for more than 6 months since
24.8.2025 and chargesheet having been submitted in the case,
the Court directs all the three petitioners to be enlarged on bail
in connection with Chakia P.S. Case no.264 of 2025 on each of
them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand)
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of
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the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Motihari, East
Champaran.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
Saurabh/-
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