Raju Pandey @ Raju KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40968 of 2026
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-339 Year-2024 Thana- BAKHTIYARPUR District- Patna
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                 Raju Pandey @ Raju Kumar S/o- Surendra Pandey R/v- Naya Tola Bariyarpur
                 Ps- Bakhtiyarpur Dist- Patna


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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Ashok Kumar Kashyap, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   25-06-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case

                   registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148,

                   149, 302, 120B of I.P.C. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

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

                   12.06.2024 at 4:15 P.M., the informant saw that co-accused

                   persons, namely, Biru Rai and Pankaj Kumar were abusing the

                   son of the informant near the house of co-accused Gauri Rai

                   and co-accused Niraj Kumar and his brother were holding the

                   hand of the informant’s son. When the informant ran to save

                   his son, co-accused Gauri Rai fired upon the chest of the

                   informant’s son due to which he subsequently died.
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                       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. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the

          nature of allegation against the petitioner is general and

          omnibus. The specific allegation of firing is against co-accused

          Gauri Rai. It has further been submitted that similarly situated

          co-accused Niraj Kumar @ Vivek Kumar has already been

          granted bail by learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide

          Cr. Misc. No. 87300 of 2024. It has further been submitted that

          in this case, charge-sheet has been submitted against the

          petitioner. He is having no criminal antecedent and he is

          languishing in judicial custody since 17.03.2026.

                       5. Learned APP appearing for the State has

          vehemently opposed the application for bail.

                       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 Court

          of District and Additional Sessions Judge-II, Barh, Patna in
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                       connection with Bkhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 339 of 2024.


                                                       (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)

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