Patna High Court
Md Asique @ AshiqueversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- AJIT KUMAR
Holding
The Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to conditions, finding the allegations insufficient to deny bail.
Summary
The petitioners, Md Asique and Ahsan Raza, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Paharkatta PS Case No.125 of 2025) involving multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners participated in assaults on an informant, his wife, and others, including pointing a knife at the informant's belly, though no injury was caused. The petitioners contended they were falsely implicated, had clean antecedents, and that the principal accused were already in judicial custody. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the bail, arguing the seriousness of the allegations. The Court, noting the lack of concrete injury, the general nature of the allegations against the second petitioner, and the custody of the main accused, decided to grant anticipatory bail with stringent conditions. The order directed the petitioners to surrender within thirty days, furnish bail bonds, and comply with conditions under Section 438(2) of the CrPC and Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners under Section 438 CrPC/Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita given the allegations.
- Whether the allegations against the petitioners constitute a sufficient ground to deny bail.
- Whether the clean antecedent and custody of other accused affect the bail decision.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 109(1), 115(2), 126(2), 303(2), 3(5), 351(2), 352, 74
- Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — s. 482(2)
- Code of Criminal Procedure — s. 438(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 438 CrPC
- Section 482
- false implication
- clean antecedent
- assault
- bail conditions
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5901 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-125 Year-2025 Thana- PAHARKATTA District- Kishanganj
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1. Md Asique @ Ashique Son of Mainuddin R/o Village - Haikalbari, PS. -
Paharkatta, District - Kishanganj.
2. Ahsan Raza @ Ahsan Son of Babul @ Md. Babul Hussain R/o Village -
Haikalbari, PS. - Paharkatta, District - Kishanganj.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajeev Ranjan
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Md. Mushtaque Alam
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
3 24-02-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and
learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in
connection with Paharkatta P.S. Case No.125 of 2025, F.I.R
dated 22.1.2025 registered for the offences punishable under
Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 109(1), 352, 351(2), 303(2) and
3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. According to prosecution case, on 21.10.2025,
Rajik Alam and Tanzinul were selling intoxicating substances in
the village and assaulted him when he objected. On 22.10.2025,
the two accused along with the petitioners allegedly came to his
house, abused and assaulted him, and also assaulted his wife
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when she intervened, tearing her clothes, snatching her silver
chain and nose ring, and threatening them. Subsequently, while
the informant was going to the police station to report the
incident, the accused allegedly intercepted him near Khankah
Chowk. He took shelter in the sweet shop of Sanju Sah, but all
the accused, including the petitioners, allegedly assaulted him
with intent to kill, and co-accused Sanju Sah poured hot oil on
his body.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case and
accused persons, namely, Rajik Alam and Tanzinul are already
under judicial custody and the only allegation with respect to the
petitioner No.1 is of having pointed a knife on the belly of the
informant and snatching and with respect to petitioner No.2, the
allegations are general and omnibus in nature. It has further
been submitted that the petitioners have clean antecedent and
were neither arrested from the spot nor was anything recovered
from their constructive possession.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail application.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
that only allegation with respect to the petitioner No.1 is of
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having pointed a knife on the belly of the informant but no
injury caused and with respect to petitioner No.2, the allegations
are general and omnibus in nature and the accused persons who
had injured the informant and his family members have already
been taken taken into judicial custody and the petitioners have
clean antecedent. Accordingly, this Court is inclined to grant the
privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
7. Let the petitioners, above named, in the event of
their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period
of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released
on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand)
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of
the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj, in connection
with Paharkatta P.S. Case No.125 of 2025, subject to the
conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of
Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:-
(i) one of the bailors should be the family
member/relative/known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide
official document/personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every
date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two
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consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail
cancellation of his/her/their bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or
promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences,
failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for
cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any
criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty
to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds.
(Ajit Kumar, J)
sharun/-
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