IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44261 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2024 Thana- ASHOK PAPER MILL District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Govind Sah Son of Nand Sah Village- Srirampur P.S.-Ashok paper mill (A.P.M) Dist-Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 3 01-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail in connection with Ashok Paper Mil (APM) P.S. Case no. 12 of 2024 registered under sections 307, 341, 323, 324, 325, 379, 354B, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that the petitioner tried to misbehave with her daughter and on hulla being raised, it is stated that he struck with a farsa on the informant's head seriously injuring her. On her husband coming to her rescue, it is stated that he struck him and on her husband saving himself, he sustained injury on his fingers. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44261 of 2025(3) dt.01-08-2025 2/3 order dated 25.10.2024 (Annexure-1) passed in Cr. Misc. no. 51763 of 2024 giving liberty to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after completing one year in custody or on farming of charge, whichever is later. The petitioner has remained in custody for more than a year since 24.5.2024 and charge has been framed in the learned Court below. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the trial and to abide by any conditions which may be laid by this Court for his release on bail. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. 6. Learned counsel for the informant submits that not only the petitioner is named in the FIR but there is direct allegation against him of having misbehaved with the daughter of the informant and of having struck the informant with the farsa causing serious injuries on her head. It is further submitted that as a result of threats being given by the petitioner, the informant had to leave his home station. Once the petitioner is enlarged on bail, he will not permit the trial to proceed. 7. A report was called for from the learned trial Court. As per report received contained in letter dated 11.7.2025 of the District and Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Darbhaga, two Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44261 of 2025(3) dt.01-08-2025 3/3 out of six chargesheet witnesses have been examined on behalf of the prosecution. Bailable warrant of arrest followed by non- bailable warrant of arrest have been issued against the non- examined prosecution witnesses. 8. At this stage, in response, it is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the witnesses on behalf of the prosecution shall be examined expeditiously, without any delay, as and when the date is fixed by the learned trial Court. 9. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the FIR, liberty granted in the earlier order of rejection dated 25.10.2025, the petitioner having remained in custody for more than a year since 24.5.2024 and charge having been framed in the learned trial Court on 16.10.2024, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Ashok Paper Mil (APM) P.S. Case no. 12 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Darbhaga. Bibhash/- (Partha Sarthy, J) U T