IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78478 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-244 Year-2022 Thana- SINGHESHWAR District- Madhepura ====================================================== 1. Raghubir Mandal Son Of Jageshwar Mandal @ Jago Mandal Resident Of Ward No. 1 At Village- Patori, P.S.- Singheshwar, District- Madhepura 2. Madan Mandal Son Of Bhikhari Mandal Resident Of Ward No. 1 At Village- Patori, P.S.- Singheshwar, District- Madhepura 3. Raven Kumar Son Of Baiju Mandal Resident Of Ward No. 1 At Village- Patori, P.S.- Singheshwar, District- Madhepura 4. Rajendra Mandal Son Of Basudeo Mandal Resident Of Ward No. 1 At Village- Patori, P.S.- Singheshwar, District- Madhepura 5. Prakash Mandal @ Prabhash Mandal Son Of Raghubir Mandal Resident Of Ward No. 1 At Village- Patori, P.S.- Singheshwar, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Upendra Kumar Chaubey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 24-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Singheshwar P.S. Case no. 244 of 2022 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 379, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. As per allegation in the FIR, on 23.10.2022, informant was sitting at his door, in the meanwhile 11 accused Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78478 of 2023(5) dt.24-03-2025 2/3 persons including the petitioners came at his door laced with iron rod and lathi and asked the informant to remove the house from the land as the land belongs to them. When the informant protested their claims on the land, on order of accused Sukhdeo Mandal, petitioner no. 1 assaulted the informant with lathi. When he raised alarm, his family members rushed towards him to save, then other accused persons assaulted brutally to them. Petitioner no. 5 assaulted on informants head by means of iron rod. Petitioner nos. 2 and 4 assaulted to his nephew. Petitioner no. 3 assaulted to his cousin. It is further alleged that they have snatched gold chain of Gulabo Devi and Rs. 13,500/- from the pocket of Binod Mandal and petitioner no. 1 took away Rs. 700/- from the pocket of the informant. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Both parties are agnates and old land dispute is going on between them. The alleged occurrence took place at the spur of moment. There is case and counter case between both the parties. Injury report is mentioned in para 31 to 34 of the case diary from which it appears that all injured persons have received simple injury, save and except Binod Mandal, to whom Rahul Mandal has assaulted by means of iron Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78478 of 2023(5) dt.24-03-2025 3/3 rod at his forehead. General and omnibus allegations have been levelled against these petitioners. 5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Singeshwar P.S. Case no. 244 of 2022, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Madhepura subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. sushma/- (S. B. Pd. Singh, J) U