Patna High Court
Raju KharwarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
Holding
The Court held that the implication of the petitioners was prima facie based on suspicion and therefore granted bail.
Summary
The petitioners, four brothers, were named in an FIR under BNS sections 103 read with 3(5) for allegedly murdering the son of an informant after a criminal trespass, allegedly stemming from a prior enmity. The petitioners contended that the informant and his wife were not eyewitnesses and that the case against them was based solely on suspicion, with other independent witnesses not corroborating the allegations. They also pointed out that their father, a co‑accused in the same matter, had been granted anticipatory bail by the same court, and argued that they too were entitled to bail. The State opposed the bail application. Considering that the prosecution’s case was prima facie founded on suspicion and that a similarly situated co‑accused had already received bail, the Court directed that the petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties, subject to the conditions of Section 438(2) CrPC and Section 482(2) BNSS.
Issues considered
- Whether the allegations against the petitioners constitute a prima facie case sufficient to deny bail
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in view of similar co‑accused already receiving bail
- Whether the provisions of Section 438(2) CrPC and Section 482(2) BNSS apply to the bail order
Legislation cited
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 103, 3(5), 482(2)
- Criminal Procedure Code — s. 438(2)
Subjects
- bail
- anticipatory bail
- suspicion
- enmity
- murder
- criminal trespass
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita
- CrPC
- Section 438
- Section 482
- High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41931 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-79 Year-2026 Thana- RAJPUR District- Buxar
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1. Raju Kharwar, S/o Surendra Kharwar,
2. Rohit Kharwar S/o Surendra Kharwar R
3. Sunil Kharwar S/o Surendra Kharwar
4. Sanjay Kharwar S/o Surendra Kharwar
All are resident of Village - Hethua, P.S. - Rajpur, District - Buxar
... ... Petitioners
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Amitesh Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
2 01-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and
learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioners are named in the FIR
and apprehending their arrest in connection with Rajpur P.S.
Case No.79 of 2026 registered under Sections 103 read with
3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (in short ‘BNS’).
3. Allegation against petitioners is to commit
murder of the son of the informant along with co-accused
persons/family members after criminal trespass to the house
of the informant, where occurrence alleged to be arising out
of previous enmity.
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4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for
petitioners that the informant is not the eye witnesses of the
occurrence of assault, which alleged to be caused by
petitioners and other co-accused person, who are none but
the brothers and father of the petitioners. It is further
submitted that the informant and his wife is also not the eye
witness of the second subsequent occurrence of assault and
merely on the basis of suspicion arising out of previous
enmity, as mentioned in the FIR, the informant implicated
the petitioners and entire family. It is submitted that the
other independent witnesses, who said to disclose the
involvement of these petitioners to the wife of informant
during the course of investigation, not appears to support
the version of crime or any statement, which claimed by the
wife of informant made by them. In support of his
submission, the learned counsel referred paragraph nos. 10,
11 and 12 of the case diary.
5. Arguing further, it is submitted that considering
all such aspects, as the basis of implication of these
petitioners appears only suspicion, one of the co-accused
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namely, Surendra Kahar @ Surendra Kharwar, who is father
of these petitioners facing similar allegation was granted
anticipatory bail by one of the learned co-ordinate Bench of
this Court through Cr. Misc. No.38097 of 2026 dated
17.06.2026 and, therefore, as a matter of judicial parity,
these petitioners also deserve bail, who are men of clean
antecedent.
6. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.
7. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by
taking note of fact, as implication of these petitioners prima
facie appears on the basis of suspicion due to previous
enmity, coupled with the fact that similarly situated co-
accused person has already granted anticipatory bail by one
of the learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court, as mentioned
aforesaid, accordingly, all above-named petitioners, in the
event of their arrest or surrender in the court below within a
period of four weeks, are directed to be released on bail on
furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand)
each with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in
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connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No.79 of 2026, subject to
the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the
CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.)
Sanjeet/-
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