IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58356 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2025 Thana- BOKHRA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ajay Maharaj Son of Vidya Maharaj @ Vidha Maharaj Resident of Village - Budhnagra, P.S.- Bokhra, Distt.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shanti Bhushan Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Md. Matloob Rab, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 19-08-2026 Heard learned Advocate for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bokhra P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109/ 118(1)/ 303(2)/ 115(2)/ 3(5) of the BNS. 3. While the son of the informant was going on a tractor, in the meanwhile, the petitioner along with others surrounded him and snatched the golden chain worth Rs.65000/-, besides cash of Rs.5000/- On protest having being made, this petitioner caught hold head of the informant’s son and on the instigation made by co-accused Bajrangi Maharaj, one Ashik Maharaj assaulted him with sharp knife due to which he sustained serious injuries. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58356 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 2/3 4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner referring the FIR primarily contended that even if the allegation is taken to be true, the injuries sustained to the informant’s son is specifically attributed to co-accused Ashik Maharaj. Moreover, the prosecution case falls to the ground in view of the injury report which clearly suggests that besides the injury is simple in nature, it is caused by hard and blunt object. On account of previous animosity and the village rivalry, the name of the petitioner has been implicated in this case. The petitioner is carrying fair antecedent and he undertakes that he will fully cooperate in the proceeding of the court. Learned Advocate for the petitioner further argued that one of the co-accused person has been extended the privilege of anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 11141 of 2026 vide order dated 25.02.2026, copy of which is marked as Annexure-3 to the bail application. 5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State vehemently opposed the bail application. 6. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned Advocates for the respective parties and taking note of the nature of the accusation, coupled with the simple nature of injuries, besides the fair antecedent of the petitioner and also Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58356 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 3/3 the fact that co-accused person facing identical allegation has been extended the privilege of anticipatory bail, let the petitioner abovenamed be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Pupri, Sitamarhi in connection with Bokhra P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with the further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioner. Anjani/- (Harish Kumar, J) U T