Patna High Court – Orders
Ritu Raj @ Rahul Choudhary @ David vs The State Of Bihar on 29 July, 2026
Author: Ajit Kumar
Bench: Ajit Kumar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51818 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2025 Thana- ISHAKCHAK District- Bhagalpur
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Ritu Raj @ Rahul Choudhary @ David Son of Ranjeet Choudhary Resident
of Village- Ishakchak Pasi Tola, Ps- Ishakchak, District -Bhagalpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Surendra Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 29-07-2026
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in
connection with Ishakchak P.S. Case No. 160 of 2025, F.I.R
dated 03.07.2025 registered for the offences punishable under
Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(2),
109, 132, 352, 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. According to prosecution case, on the basis of a
Fardbeyan made by one Brajesh Kumar, a First Information
Report bearing Ishakchak P.S. Case No. 160/2025, dt.
03.07.2025, was registered under sections 191(2), 191(3), 190,
126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(2), 109, 132, 352, 351(2) of B.N.S.
against 10 named accused persons in which the name of this
petitioner has not been figured.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
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instant F.I.R. has been registered against 10 named accused and
10-15 unnamed accused persons in this case. It is the case of the
petitioner that nothing specific has been found in investigation
and during the course of supervision, the name of this petitioner
has been transpired on the basis of his past criminal antecedent,
which arose from the family dispute and the same has no
connection with the nature of the incident, which is said to have
been taken place in which the petitioner is seeking anticipatory
bail. It is the case of the petitioner that merely on the basis of
suspicion and for ulterior motives, the petitioner has been
dragged in this case and the petitioner undertakes not to visit
around the work site, where the incident in question is said to be
taken place, which may given an occasion for informant to raise
any suspicion or any false reason to make any accusation
against him.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail application in respect of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts that no allegation of
specific overt act has been attributed to the petitioner, and have been
implicated in this case on the basis of his past antecedent, which is
stated to have arisen out of a family dispute, having no connection
with the alleged incident connected with this case and the petitioner
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undertakes not to visit the work site, accordingly, this Court is
inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his/her
arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of thirty
days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on
furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two
sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned
A.C.J.M.-IX, Bhagalpur in connection with aforementioned P.S.
Case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of
the Code of Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:-
(i) one of the bailors should
be the family member/relative/known
of the petitioner(s) who shall provide
official document/personal affidavit to
show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner(s) shall
appear on each and every date before
the Trial Court and failure to do so for
two consecutive dates without
plausible reason will entail
cancellation of his/her/their bail bond
by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in
no way try to induce or promise or
threat the witnesses or tamper with the
evidences, failing which the State
shall be at liberty to take steps for
cancellation of the bail bonds;
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(iv) the petitioner(s) shall
desist from committing any criminal
offence again, failing which the State
shall be at liberty to take steps for
cancellation of their bail bonds.
(Ajit Kumar, J)
surya/-
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