Patna High Court

Raja Kumar Verma @ Raj VermaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 5 January 2026
Disposal: ALLOWED
Bench: SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA

Holding

The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to bond, sureties, and conditions under Section 482(2) of the CrPC.

Summary

The petitioner, Raja Kumar Verma, sought anticipatory bail in a case (Thakraha P.S. Case No. 78 of 2024) where he was alleged to have participated in molestation and assault with a knife, leading to injuries to three persons. The prosecution charged him under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 324(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.S. The petitioner contended that the allegations were false, that the injuries were minor, and that he had no criminal record. The State opposed the bail, arguing the seriousness of the offences. After considering the submissions, the court ordered that the petitioner be released on bail if arrested or surrendered within six weeks, subject to a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, and conditions under Section 482(2) of the CrPC. The order effectively granted anticipatory bail with specified safeguards.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner despite serious charges of molestation and assault.
Whether the petitioner is likely to flee, tamper with evidence, or influence witnesses.
Whether the allegations against the petitioner are credible or constitute a false case.

Legislation cited

B.N.S.S. — s. 109, 115(2), 118(1), 126(2), 324(2), 3(5)
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482(2)

Subjects

anticipatory bail
Criminal Procedure Code
B.N.S.S.
molestation
assault with knife
false case
bail conditions

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78403 of 2025
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2024 Thana- THAKRAHA District- West Champaran
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                 Raja Kumar Verma @ Raj Verma S/O Vijay Verma R/O Ward No. 6, Patel
                 Nagar, Sewrahi, P.S. Sewrahi, District- Kushi Nagar (U.P).
                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                              Versus
                 The State of Bihar                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   05-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection

                   with Thakraha P.S. Case No. 78 of 2024 instituted under

                   Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 324(2) and 3(5) of the

                   BNS.

                                3. As per the prosecution case, while son of the

                   informant alongwith three persons were visiting in the fair, the

                   accused persons including the petitioner were doing molestation

                   and on objection, they assaulted Aditya Tiwari, Banarasi Tiwari

                   and Banty Tiwary by knife causing injuries to them.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this

                   case. He further submits that the injuries sustained to the injured

                   persons are simple in nature. There is no specific allegation

                   against the petitioner and the allegation of molestation is
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                    completely imaginary as the informant has not disclosed the

                    name of the victim girl. He further submits that the accused

                    persons with their family members had gone to fair but the

                    members of the prosecution side started misbehaving with them

                    due to which some altercation took place and the informant filed

                    the false case against the petitioner. Petitioner is a young boy

                    aged about 21 years. He submits that petitioner has no criminal

                    antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation

                    and trial.

                                 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for

                    anticipatory bail.

                                 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case

                    and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event

                    of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks

                    from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing

                    bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two

                    sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the

                    learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bagaha, West Champaran

                    in connection with Thakraha P.S. Case No. 78 of 2024, subject

                    to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.


                                            (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
AjayMishra/-
U     T

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