Indradev Ray @ Indradeo RaiversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22520 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-357 Year-2025 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai
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                 Indradev Ray @ Indradeo Rai S/o Late Kameshwar Rai @ Late Kamleshwar
                 Rai @ Kameshwar Rai R/o Village - Samsipur Ward no. 7, Bishanpur,
                 Lodiyahi, Bichli Diara, P.S -Bachhwara, District - Begusarai

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Advocate.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   08-05-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP

                   for the State.

                                2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been

                   filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with

                   Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 357 of 2025 instituted for the offence

                   punishable under Sections 109, 191(2), 191(3), 3(5), 329(4) of the

                   B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

                                3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the

                   petitioner along with others has fired at Rupesh and Chandan.

                                4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

                   that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He

                   also submits that during the course of investigation, Chandan

                   and Rupesh both have given their statement before the police.

                   Chandan has stated that Rupesh has fired at the informant
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                     whereas Rupesh has stated that Bhulla has fired at him.

                                  5. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail of the

                     petitioner and submitted that petitioner is having seven criminal

                     antecedent.

                                  6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and

                     considering the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, this Court

                     is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and, as

                     such, his application for bail is rejected.

                                  7. However, the petitioner is directed to surrender

                     before the learned trial court within four weeks and prays for

                     regular bail, and trial court shall consider the merit of the case

                     that petitioner has not fired at anyone and shall dispose of his

                     bail petition on the same day without being prejudiced by this

                     order of rejection.



                                                    (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Sudhanshu/-

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