Mahesh Ray @ Mahesh RaiversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24862 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-418 Year-2025 Thana- RIVILGANJ District- Saran
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                 Mahesh Ray @ Mahesh Rai S/o Jawahar Ray @ Jawahir Ray R/o Village -
                 Ajaybganj, P.S - Bhagwan Bazar, District - Saran

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Raushan Raj, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   15-05-2026                    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 Rivilganj P.S. Case no. 418 of 2025 instituted

                   for the offence under Sections 126 (2), 115 (2), 109 (1), 352

                   and 3 (5) of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

                                3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner

                   along with others being armed with weapons arrived at the place

                   of occurrence. It is further alleged that the petitioner fired

                   indiscriminately at the informant due to which he received a

                   gunshot injuries on the fingers of both hands.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

                   that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in
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          connection with the present case. It is further submitted that

          there is also counter version of this case and in that case,

          petitioner has also received injury and from perusal of the injury

          report, it is clear that all the injuries are mainly on the finger.

          One injury is located at the center of the palm which is not

          specifically attributed to this petitioner. The remaining injuries

          are predominantly on the fingers. The doctor has opined that

          except for injury no. 5 all other injuries caused by hard and

          blunt substance. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-

          accused persons have since been already granted anticipatory

          bail vide orders dated 15.04.2026 & 24.04.2026 passed in Cr.

          Misc. Nos. 21159 of 2026 and 22022 of 2026.

                       5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposed the

          prayer of bail of the petitioner stating that the petitioner has four

          criminal antecedent.

                       6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in

          the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this

          Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner

          is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of

          four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender

          in connection with Rivilganj P.S. Case no. 418 of 2025, he will

          be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-
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                      (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each

                      to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Saran

                      at Chapra, subject to the conditions as laid down under section

                      438(2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.



                                            (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
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