Patna High Court
Arbind Ram @ Arvind RamversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The court granted bail to the petitioner subject to a bond of Rs. 10,000 and two sureties.
Summary
Arbind Ram was arrested in connection with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 176 of 2025, charged under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 118, 303(2), 351(1), 352, 109 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 for allegedly assaulting an informant with an iron rod, causing a hair‑line fracture of the skull. He applied for bail, asserting that he is innocent, that the injury was minor and the incident was a trivial dispute between co‑villagers, and that he has been in judicial custody since 20‑12‑2025. The State opposed bail, pointing to three prior criminal cases against the petitioner. After hearing both sides, the court considered the nature of the injury, the seriousness of the offences and the petitioner’s antecedents, and decided that bail could be granted with conditions. The court ordered that the petitioner be released on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the same amount, to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate‑II, Siwan. The order was delivered by Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the seriousness of the charges and his prior criminal antecedents?
Legislation cited
- B.N.S., 2023 — s. 109, 115(2), 118, 126(2), 303(2), 3(5), 351(1), 352
Subjects
- bail
- criminal antecedent
- assault
- injury report
- judicial custody
- surety
- B.N.S. 2023
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16352 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-176 Year-2025 Thana- MAHARAJGANJ District- Siwan
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Arbind Ram @ Arvind Ram S/o- Dharamnath Ram Resident of Village - Akil
Tola, P.S. - Maharajganj, District - Siwan
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
3 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection
with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 176 of 2025 registered for the
offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 118, 303(2),
351(1), 352, 109, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the
petitioner has assaulted the informant on the head with an iron
rod, due to which he fell down.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has
committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this
case. He also submits that the informant and the petitioner are
both co-villagers and the offence has taken place on a trivial
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issue. He further submits that from perusal of the injury report,
it will transpire that a hairline fracture at the vault of the skull
was found. He further submits that there was no repetition of the
blow, and only a hairline fracture has been found on the skull.
Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since
20.12.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP
for the State and submits that the petitioner has criminal
antecedent of three cases.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is
inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named
petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail
bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties
of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Siwan in connection
with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 176 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Sudhanshu/-
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