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2026 DAILYLAW 11424 (PAT)

Sonu Kumar Singh @ Sonu Kumar v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./14876/2026 · 2026-04-03

Arun Kumar Jha

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14876 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2025 Thana- DHANGAI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Singh @ Sonu Kumar Son of Surendra Singh Resident of Ward No.- 2, Shivpur, P.S.- Dhangai, District - Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Md Ataul Haque, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Choubey Jawahar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 03-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 02. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhangai P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025 registered for the alleged offences under Section 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 303(2), 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the BNS. 03. As per prosecution case, petitioner and his coaccused brother assaulted the informant with iron rod causing fracture of his right hand. The coaccused brother of the informant gave a farsa blow to the father of the informant causing fracture of his head. There is further allegation against the petitioner that he opened fire on the informant with a country made katta but the shot missed him. 04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14876 of 2026(2) dt.03-04-2026 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Prior to lodging of the present case, father of the petitioner has lodged Dhangai P.S. Case No. 68 of 2025 under the Section 126(2), 115(2), 74, 352, 109, 351(2), 3(5) of the BNS and in order to save themselves, the present case has been lodged by the informant. Learned counsel further submits that though there is allegation against the petitioner the he fractured the right hand of the informant, injury report does not show any fracture and the injuries are stated to be simple in nature. Learned counsel also submits that the petitioner and the informant side are close agnates and in the background of family dispute, the occurrence has taken place. The petitioner has clean antecedent. 05. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner. 06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the absence of any life threatening injury or any attempt made on the life of the informant and further considering possibility of false implication in the background of earlier lodged case from the petitioner’s side, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14876 of 2026(2) dt.03-04-2026 3/3 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court of learned CJM, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Dhangai P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions: (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court. Anuradha/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T