Patna High Court
Rajan Pandit @ Rajan Kumar PanditversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
Bail was granted to the petitioner on the condition of a Rs. 10,000 bond with two sureties.
Summary
The petitioner, Rajan Pandit, was arrested in connection with a violent incident in which multiple parties, including co‑accused Meena Devi and Raju Pandit, allegedly assaulted the deceased and each other. The deceased later died of septicemia 36 days after the incident. The petitioner contended that there was a mutual fight, that he suffered injuries, and that there was no intention to kill. The State opposed bail, emphasizing the petitioner’s alleged infliction of knife wounds. Considering the mutual nature of the fight, the injuries to all parties, and the lack of clear intent to murder, the court granted bail on a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the serious offences alleged under the IPC.
- Whether the circumstances of a mutual fight and lack of intent to kill justify bail.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 307, 323, 324, 34, 341, 354, 379, 504, 506
Subjects
- bail
- Indian Penal Code
- assault
- murder
- septicemia
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69364 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-244 Year-2024 Thana- DIGHWARA District- Saran
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Rajan Pandit @ Rajan Kumar Pandit S/O Naresh Pandit Resident of village-
Kesharpur, P.S.- Dighwara, District- Saran at chapra ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dewendra Narayan Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Yogendra Kumar Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
5 05-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the
offence punishable under Sections-341, 323, 324, 307, 379, 354,
504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. According to allegation, the co-accused Parmanand
Sah assaulted the deceased on his head. The allegation against
the petitioner and co-accused Meena Devi is that they inflicted
knife blows on stomach of the deceased.
4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner
that both the parties have suffered injuries. There is case and
counter case between the parties and father of the petitioner has
suffered grievous injuries. The further submission is that there
was no intention of the petitioner to kill the deceased. The
deceased died 36 days after the occurrence and the cause of
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death, in the opinion of the doctor, was septicemia. Learned
counsel has submitted that the petitioner is under custody since
30-06-2025.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for
the informant has opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that
the petitioner has inflicted knife blows and the co-accused
Meena Devi has also inflicted knife blows. The co-accused,
Raju Pandit also assaulted the informant with rod.
6. It appears that there was free-fight between two
groups and both the parties have suffered injuries. The father of
the petitioner has suffered grievous injuries. The deceased died
after 36 days of the occurrence due to septicemia. The petitioner
is under custody since 30-06-2025.
7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances,
let the petitioner named above, 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 learned Additional Chief
Judicial Magistrate-II, Saran at Chapra in connection with
Dighwara P.S. Case No. 244 of 2024.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
A.K.V.//-
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