Patna High Court
RAVEESH KUMARversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The court held that anticipatory bail may be granted to the petitioner as he is not directly implicated in the alleged assault and has a clean antecedent, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the CrPC.
Summary
Raveesh Kumar applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Substances Act, 2023, alleging assault and theft. He asserted a clean antecedent and contended that the FIR only implicated him in the alleged snatching of a chain, not in any assault, which he claimed was an exaggerated allegation. The State opposed the bail, arguing the seriousness of the offences. The court examined the petitioner's lack of direct involvement in the violent acts, his clean record, and the fact that another accused had already been granted anticipatory bail. Relying on Section 482(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, the court concluded that anticipatory bail was appropriate. Consequently, the court granted anticipatory bail with a bail bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, subject to the stipulated conditions.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner under Section 482(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code in view of the allegations made in the FIR.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- false implication
- clean antecedent
- Section 482
- Bihar Negotiable Substances Act
- Criminal Procedure Code
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85889 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2024 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai
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RAVEESH KUMAR Son of Ramanand Yadav R/O Village - Shivutola Ward
No.- 13, P.S.- Bachhwara, District - Begusarai.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 03-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2),
115, 303(2), 109, 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant
alleges that accused persons came and Dropadi dashed her on
the ground and assaulted with fist and slap, while Bitesh
assaulted her husband by lathi causing injury on head and Sonu
assaulted her mother-in-law by an iron rod causing injury on
forehead and she lost her senses and petitioner took golden
chain of her mother-in-law and gave to Amrita.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
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petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the
informant. It is next submitted that from perusal of the
allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that petitioner
is not alleged to have assaulted any of the injured rather is
alleged to have snatched the chain of mother-in-law of the
informant and given it to Amrita, but then the said allegation is
an exaggerated allegation. It is further submitted that specific
allegation of assaulting the mother-in-law of the informant is
against Sonu who has already been granted the privilege of
anticipatory bail by an order dated 22.03.2025 in Criminal
Miscellaneous No. 77132 of 2024 by a learned Co-ordinate
Bench. It is next submitted that petitioner is not a criminal.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
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 trial court
within a period of six weeks from today, be released on
anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds 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 Bachhwara P.S.
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Case No. 279 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down
under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.
7. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail
application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Rishabh/-
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