Patna High Court
Ratan ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The Court allowed the petition for regular bail, granting the petitioner bail on condition of a bond and sureties.
Summary
The petitioner, Ratan Chaudhary, was arrested in connection with a violent incident in which eight accused, including him, allegedly assaulted an informant and her father‑in‑law, resulting in the latter's death. The prosecution charged him under sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) and 103(1) of the Bihar Negotiable Statutes. The petitioner contended that the incident arose from a trivial quarrel, that the post‑mortem report did not substantiate the charges against him, and that he has a clean antecedent, having been in custody since 2 December 2025. The State opposed bail. The Court, considering the nature of the accusations and the length of custody, allowed the petition for regular bail, directing the petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the serious nature of the offences alleged
Legislation cited
- Bihar Negotiable Statutes — s. 103(1), 109, 115(2), 126(2), 3(5), 351(2), 351(3), 352
Subjects
- regular bail
- criminal procedure
- assault
- homicide
- bail bond
- sections of B.N.S.
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33251 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2025 Thana- RANIYATALAB District- Patna
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Ratan Chaudhary S/O Lal Bahadur Chaudhari @ Lal Bahadur R/O Village-
Rani Talab, P.S.- Rani Talab, District- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar PATNA
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 15-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for
the offence punishable under sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352,
351(2), 351(3), 3(5) and 103(1) of B.N.S.
3. As per prosecution case, eight named accused
persons including this petitioner assaulted informant and her
father-in-law by means of lathi and iron rod as a result of which
father-in-law of the informant sustained injury and died.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on
the alleged date, sudden quarrel arose between the parties on a
trivial issue of tying buffalo in front of the temple which led to
the alleged occurrence, in which, both sides inflicted injuries on
each other. Case and counter case. He further submits that post-
mortem report falsifies the prosecution case, because as per
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33251 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026
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F.I.R, altogether 8 persons assaulted father-in-law of informant
with various weapons, but in the postmortem report, only two
injuries have been found on the person of deceased. There is no
specific overt-act against this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean
antecedent and he is in custody since 02.12.2025 .
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer
for bail.
6. Considering the nature of accusation and period of
custody of the petitioner, his prayer for regular bail is allowed.
Let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on
furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two
sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned
Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Danapur in Rani Talab Police
Station Case No. 111 of 2025 .
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-
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