IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14354 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2025 Thana- NATWAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Sanjay Yadav, S/o Late Bhagwati Singh, R/o Village - Madhopur, P.S - Natwar, District - Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nagendra Upadhyay, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 3 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Natwar P.S. Case No. 12 of 2025 dated 12.01.2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 126(2), 109, 324(2), 352 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. As per the prosecution case, on the alleged date of occurrence when the informant went to his farm, he saw that three goats were grazing his wheat plants. On protest, the co- accused Bharat Singh started abusing and assaulted him on his head by means of lathi. Thereafter, all the accused persons alongwith Lorik Singh arrived at his house armed with lathi, sword, Gadasa and pistol and attacked his elder brother, due to Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14354 of 2026(3) dt.06-05-2026 2/3 which, he sustained head injury. When the informant and his son came to rescue him, they were also assaulted by means of Gadasa, due to which, they also sustained injuries. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the F.I.R. has been lodged against seven named persons including the petitioner. There is case and counter case between both the sides. Counter case has been lodged by the wife of co-accused Bharat Singh against the informant and others. It is further submitted that from the perusal of the F.I.R., the main allegation is against co-accused Bharat Singh, who assaulted with lathi on the head of the informant due to which he sustained injury. It is also submitted that the allegation of assault by other co-accused persons is general and omnibus. Further, it is submitted that similarly situated person, namely, Lorik Singh has been granted bail vide order dated 29.08.2025 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 50933 of 2025 by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14354 of 2026(3) dt.06-05-2026 3/3 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 Natwar P.S. Case No. 12 of 2025, he shall be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M.-Ist Class, Bikramganj, Rohtas, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S.. prabhat/- (Khatim Reza, J) U T