Patna High Court
Ravi KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The Court rejected the petitioner's bail application, finding the allegations serious and not warranting bail.
Summary
Ravi Kumar, a first‑time offender, was arrested on 3 March 2025 in connection with a violent incident in which the informant’s son and husband were assaulted, the latter later dying from injuries. He faces multiple offences under the Indian Penal Code, including assault, causing grievous hurt, and homicide. The petitioner sought regular bail, relying on a prior bail order granted to another accused, Arun Kumar, arguing parity. The informant’s counsel contended that the FIR contains specific allegations against Ravi Kumar for assaulting her son and husband, making his case distinct and serious. After hearing both sides, the Court found the allegations sufficiently grave and declined to grant bail. Consequently, the bail application was rejected.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite serious charges of assault and homicide under the IPC.
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail on the basis of parity with a previous bail order granted to another accused.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 103, 109, 115(2), 118(1), 190, 191(2), 303(2), 351(2), 352
Subjects
- bail
- Indian Penal Code
- assault
- homicide
- parity
- regular bail
- judicial custody
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71926 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-174 Year-2025 Thana- AGAMKUAN District- Patna
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Ravi Kumar S/o Jogeswar Ram @ Suresh Mistri R/o Village- Bhutnath Road,
Sector- 03 Flat No. 444, A.I.G.Colony,Bahadurpur Housing Colony ,L.I.G
Block M-3, P.S.- Agamkuan, District- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jay Ram Prasad, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP
For the Informant : Ms. Shalini, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
3 26-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf
of the informant, Ms. Shalini.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the
offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 190, 115(2), 118(1),
109, 352, 351(2), 303(2) of the BNS and later on Section 103 of
BNS has been added.
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
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petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean
antecedent and is in judicial custody since 03.03.2025 and the
informant (Laxmi Devi) alleges that on 25.02.2025, all the FIR
named accused persons including the petitioner along with 10-
15 unknown accused came variously armed and assaulted her
son and when the family members came to save her son, the
husband of the informant was also assaulted and the husband of
the informant subsequently died during the course of treatment.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
Arun Kumar had approached this Court seeking regular bail by
filing Criminal Miscellaneous No. 79842 of 2025 and the same
was allowed by an order dated 26.11.2025 passed by a learned
Co-ordinate Bench, as such, the instant regular bail application
has been filed seeking bail based on parity, on which the learned
counsel appearing on behalf of the informant submits that case
of the petitioner and Arun Kumar is not similar. It is next
submitted by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
informant that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the
FIR, it would manifest that informant alleges that while her son
was playing outside the house when petitioner came along with
other accused persons and started assaulting him and when her
husband and other family members came to save him, this
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petitioner assaulted her husband by an iron rod causing injury
on head and her husband died during the course of treatment, it
is thus submitted that there is specific allegation against this
petitioner of assaulting the son and husband of the informant.
5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties,
the Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.
6. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands
rejected.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Rishabh/-
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