Patna High Court
Hare Ram Kumar @ Hare Ram RajversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The High Court allowed the anticipatory bail application, directing release on bail with specified conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Hare Ram Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case alleging offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 307, 379, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code for an alleged assault and robbery on 20 May 2023. He contended that the allegations were false, that he has a clean antecedent, and relied on a prior order granting him liberty in a related matter. The State opposed the bail, arguing the seriousness of the offences. The Court examined the nature of the allegations, the petitioner’s claim of false implication, and the precedent of a similar anticipatory bail order. It directed that the petitioner be released on bail upon surrender within six weeks, subject to a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, under Section 482(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The anticipatory bail application was therefore allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 482 of the CrPC in view of the alleged offences under the IPC.
- Whether the petitioner’s claim of false implication and clean antecedent warrants bail.
- Whether the conditions imposed for bail are appropriate and sufficient.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
- Indian Penal Code — s. 147, 148, 149, 307, 323, 379, 504, 506
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Indian Penal Code
- Criminal Procedure Code
- false implication
- assault
- robbery
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82760 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2023 Thana- SURYAGARHA District- Lakhisarai
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Hare Ram Kumar @ Hare Ram Raj R/o Yugal Yadav R/o Vill- Chananiya
Alinagar, P.S.- Surajgarha, Distt- Lakhisarai
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajive Ranjan Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 17-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his
arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under
Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 307, 379, 504 and 506 of the
Indian Penal Code.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
the instant anticipatory bail application has been filed in terms
of the liberty granted to the petitioner by an order dated
02.09.2025 in Cr. Misc. No.55556 of 2025. It is next submitted
that petitioner is the person with clean antecedent and the
informant alleges that on 20.05.2023 at about 9.00 A.M., the
accused persons including the petitioner came and assaulted his
labourers after entering his house and when informant objected,
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the accused persons also assaulted him by means of lathi, danda
and bricks on account of which, he was injured. It is further
alleged that accused persons also snatched gold chain and cash
of Rs.47,600/- from him.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the
informant. It is next submitted that from the side of the
petitioner, Surajgarha P. S. Case No. 181 of 2023 has been
instituted by Sagar Yadav. It is also submitted that allegation of
assault is general and omnibus in nature i.e. no overt act is
alleged against the petitioner and most of the injuries suffered
by the injured is opined to be simple in nature. It is also
submitted that Chhabila Yadav along with six others had
approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr.
Misc. No.35453 of 2024 and the same came to be allowed by an
order dated 19.08.2024 passed by a learned Coordinate Bench.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail
application.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the
event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below
within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail
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on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees
Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is
pending/successor Court in connection with Surajgarha P. S.
Case No.180 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down under
Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
vikash/-
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