IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89475 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- RAJPUR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Lalji Chaudhary S/O Kuwar Chaudhary R/O Village- Sri Nagar, Suara Tola, P.S.- Baghaila, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 2 08-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Raipur P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 dated 29.08.2024 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 127, 115(2), 109, 132, 352, 125(A), 125(B) of B.N.S. Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on the alleged date of occurrence, the informant along with police personnel after getting information, reached the place of occurrence and found that about 100 men and women armed with lathi-danda were present there. On enquiring the matter, they all started abusing and assaulting the informant and his team. The petitioner was identified by the chaukidar. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89475 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 2/3 petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the F.I.R. has been lodged against 16 named and 85 unknown accused persons. The petitioner has been named in the F.I.R. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from bare perusal of the F.I.R., it appears that the petitioner has not been identified by the informant rather the name of the petitioner was disclosed by local chaukidar. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner rather the allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the injury received by the informant’s side is simple in nature. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the chaukidar has inimical term with the petitioner due to which he dragged the name of the petitioner in this case. The petitioner was not the member of the alleged mob. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents. 5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024, he will be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89475 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 3/3 to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bikramganj, Rohatas, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. premchand/- (Khatim Reza, J) U T