Patna High Court

Uday Ram @ Uday Kumar RamversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 29 April 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

Summary

The petitioner, Uday Ram, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case (PS Case No. 154 of 2025) alleging assault with a sharp-edged weapon and a stick, causing head injuries to the informant's son. He claimed innocence, alleging the case was a retaliatory false complaint linked to an earlier complaint against the informant. The prosecution opposed bail, citing the seriousness of the offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. The court examined the nature of the allegations, the petitioner’s clean antecedents, and the fact that a co‑accused had already been granted anticipatory bail. Applying Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., the court ordered that the petitioner be granted anticipatory bail if he surrenders within six weeks, subject to a bail bond and sureties. The application was allowed.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail under Section 482(2) of the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita despite the serious nature of the alleged offences.
Whether the allegations constitute a false or retaliatory case that would preclude the grant of anticipatory bail.
Whether the petitioner’s clean antecedents and the grant of anticipatory bail to a co‑accused influence the decision.

Subjects

anticipatory bail
Section 482
Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita
false implication
assault
bail bond
sureties
criminal procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19491 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2025 Thana- LACHHUAR District- Jamui
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                 Uday Ram @ Uday Kumar Ram S/o Banars Ram @ Banarsi Ram R/o Village
                 - Hariharpur, P.S - Lachhuar, District - Jamui
                                                                       ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Ashok Kumar Mishra, Adv
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Surendra Kumar, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   29-04-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

                                2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in

                   connection with Lachhuar (Lachchuar) P.S. Case No. 154 of

                   2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections

                   126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the

                   B.N.S.

                                3. As per prosecution case, this petitioner is alleged to

                   have assaulted the son of informant, namely Rahul Kumar, with

                   sharp edged weapon and stick on his head due to which he

                   sustained head injury.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

                   that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

                   this case. The present case is counter-blast of Complaint Case

                   No. 1128 of 2025 which was lodged against informant and

                   others and only with a view to save their skin from the aforesaid
           Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19491 of 2026(3) dt.29-04-2026
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                     case, this false and concocted case has been lodged. Doctor has

                     found the injuries, allegedly caused by this petitioner, simple in

                     nature. It has further submitted that co-accused Ranjan Ram has

                     been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by the Co-

                     ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 08.04.2026 passed

                     in Cr. Misc. No. 19919 of 2026. Petitioner claims clean

                     antecedents.

                                  5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently

                     opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

                                  6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances

                     of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the

                     petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his

                     arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be

                     enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.

                     10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like

                     amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned,

                     in connection with Lachhuar (Lachchuar) P.S. Case No. 154 of

                     2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section

                     482(2) of the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.)

                                  7. This application stands allowed.



                                                (Praveen Kumar, J)
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