Patna High Court
Ram Udar Rawani @ Ram Udar KamkarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner with specified conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Ram Udar Rawani, feared arrest in a case registered under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023, relating to the alleged murder of Chhotak Yadav. The informant alleged that the petitioner and others were involved in a conspiracy over a financial dispute. The petitioner sought anticipatory bail, relying on a prior order granting anticipatory bail to co‑accused Bilar Kamkar and Ajit Kamkar in a related petition. The State opposed the relief. The Court, after considering the submissions and the earlier order, granted anticipatory bail subject to a bail bond of Rs.25,000 with two sureties and a condition that the trial court may cancel the bail if the petitioner fails to cooperate with the investigation.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail under Section 482(2) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 in the present case.
Legislation cited
- Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 — s. 103(1), 3(5), 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 482
- bail conditions
- criminal procedure
- Bihar
- murder allegation
- investigation cooperation
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87563 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2025 Thana- Bahoranpur District- Bhojpur
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Ram Udar Rawani @ Ram Udar Kamkar S/O Bilar Kamkar @ Barmeshwar
Kamkar R/O Vill- Karja, P.S- Bahoranpur, Dist- Bhojpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Omprakash Pandey, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 18-02-2026 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 103(1) and
3(5) of the BNS, 2023.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has antecedent of one case but then the said case is of
the year 1997. It is next submitted that the informant alleges that
her brother-in-law, namely, Chhotak Yadav was consuming
liquor in an orchard with Pappu, Ajit, petitioner and Bilar on
26.06.2025, further, at 11:00 p.m., her son called, when Chhotak
voice felt nervous and he said that a conspiracy is being hatched
against him and from behind, voice was being heard. It is
further alleged that on 27.06.2025 Mulki informed at 06:00
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A.M. that Chhotak has been killed, accordingly, the informant
reached the place of occurrence and saw the dead body lying
near a tree and a towel was wrapped around his neck, it is next
alleged that about five months back an amount of Rs.1 lakh was
given by the brother-in-law of the informant for purchasing cow
and 20 days back a dispute had arisen with regard to the
returning of the amount and Pappu had threatened, thus, alleges
based on suspicion that accused persons including the petitioner
killed.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
Bilar Kamkar along with Ajit Kamkar had approached this
Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.67779 of
2025 and the same came to be allowed by an order dated
08.10.2025 after considering the case on merits and in detail. It
is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will
cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.
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 and also taking into consideration the
order dated 08.10.2025 in Cr. Misc. No.67779 of 2025, the
petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender
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within a period of six weeks from today, be released on
anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/-
(Rupees Twenty-five 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
Bahoranpur P.S. Case No. 84 of 2025, subject to the conditions
as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
7. However, if the investigating officer of the case
files an application before the learned trial court bringing to its
notice that the petitioner despite giving assurance to this Court
is not cooperating in the investigation, the learned trial court
shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
amit/-
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