Patna High Court
Trilok Chandra Thakur @ Triloki ThakurversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
Anticipatory bail was denied as the petitioner’s identification by the victim and his criminal antecedents warranted refusal.
Summary
The petitioner, Trilok Chandra Thakur, applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case of alleged robbery and assault under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The FIR alleges that he, along with others, looted cash and a gold chain from the informant's son and assaulted him with a lathi, danda, and pistol butt, causing injuries. The petitioner claimed innocence, arguing that the allegations were vague and omnibus. The State opposed bail, contending that the crime was a road robbery, the victim positively identified the petitioner, and he has two prior criminal convictions. Considering the seriousness of the offences, the identification by the victim, and the petitioner’s criminal antecedents, the court refused the anticipatory bail application.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner in view of the alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Whether the petitioner’s prior criminal antecedents and identification by the victim justify denial of bail.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 109(1), 115(2), 126(2), 303(2), 3(5), 351(3), 352
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- robbery
- assault
- criminal antecedents
- identification by victim
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4228 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2025 Thana- JHANJHARPUR District- Madhubani
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Trilok Chandra Thakur @ Triloki Thakur S/o- Ashok Kumar Thakur @ Ashok
Thakur R/o Village- Sukhet Koriyapatti Ps- Jhanjharpur Dist- Madhubani
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Baidyanath Prasad, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Harendra Prasad, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Jhanjharpur P. S.
Case No. 162 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable
under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 303(2), 109(1), 351(3), 352, 3(5)
of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per allegation in the F.I.R., this petitioner along
with other accused persons, covering their faces, looted cash of
Rs. 10,500/- from the pocked of the son of informant and
snatched gold chain from the neck. It is further alleged that the
accused persons also assaulted the son of informant by means of
lathi, danda and butt of pistol as a result of which, he sustained
multiple injuries.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Allegation
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4228 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026
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against petitioner is general and omnibus.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail
application and submitted that it is a case of road robbery and
petitioner was identified by the victim on the spot. Petitioner has
got two criminal antecedents.
6. Considering the nature of accusation, criminal
antecedents and the fact that petitioner was identified by the
victim, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-
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