Patna High Court

Ravi Prakash @ Manit Kumar @ ManitversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 11 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The petition for pre‑arrest bail was denied.

Summary

The petitioner, Ravi Prakash, was charged under several provisions of the BNS 2023 for assaulting an informant with a knife and inflicting firearm injuries, resulting in the informant's injuries. The petitioner, who has three prior criminal convictions, applied for pre‑arrest bail. The court examined the seriousness of the allegations, the petitioner’s criminal antecedents, and the gravity of the offences. It noted that the nature of the accusations and the petitioner’s history warranted a cautious approach. Consequently, the court rejected the petitioner's request for pre‑arrest bail, deeming it inappropriate under the circumstances.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to pre‑arrest bail given the nature of the offences and his criminal antecedents

Legislation cited

BNS, 2023 — s. 109, 115(2), 118(1), 126(2), 127(2), 308(3), 3(5)

Subjects

pre‑arrest bail
assault
firearm injury
criminal antecedents
gravity of offence
bail rejection

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1573 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-587 Year-2024 Thana- NAANPUR District- Sitamarhi
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                  Ravi Prakash @ Manit Kumar @ Manit S/o Abhinav Thakur @ Abhinav
                  Kumar R/o Village - Janipur, P.S - Nanpur, District - Sitamarhi

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
                  The State of Bihar

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Ratneshwar Prasad , Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    11-02-2026                        Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the
                    State .
                                 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for
                    the offence punishable under section               126(2), 127(2), 115(2),
                    118(1), 109, 308(3) , 3(5) of BNS 2023 .
                                 3 . As per F.I.R. this petitioner assaulted informant by
                    means of knife and also caused firearms injury to informant, as
                    a result of which informant sustained injuries. Petitioner has got
                    3 criminal antecedents.
                                 4. Considering the nature of accusation , criminal
                    antecedents of petitioner and gravity of offence , prayer for
                    pre-arrest bail of the petitioner is rejected.



                                           (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-

U      T

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