IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32896 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-284 Year-2025 Thana- KOCHADHAMAN District- Kishanganj ====================================================== 1. Abdul Salam @ Md. Salam S/O Late Habiburrahman R/O Village- Nauranga, P.S.- Kochadhaman, Distt.- Kishanganj. 2. Md. Halim @ Halim S/O Late Habiburrahman R/O Village- Nauranga, P.S.- Kochadhaman, Distt.- Kishanganj. 3. Md. Ismail @ Ismail S/O Md. Hasen R/O Village- Nauranga, P.S.- Kochadhaman, Distt.- Kishanganj. 4. Anjar Alam @ Angar Alam S/O Md. Hasen R/O Village- Nauranga, P.S.- Kochadhaman, Distt.- Kishanganj. 5. Mantasa Khatoon @ Mantasa Parween @ Mantasa W/O Abdul Klam @ Md. Salam R/O Village- Nauranga, P.S.- Kochadhaman, Distt.- Kishanganj. 6. Musleema Khatoon @ Muslema Khatun W/O Md. Hasen R/O Village- Nauranga, P.S.- Kochadhaman, Distt.- Kishanganj. 7. Md. Mutaleeb @ Mutlib S/O Abdul Salam @ Md. Salam R/O Village- Nauranga, P.S.- Kochadhaman, Distt.- Kishanganj. 8. Dilwara Khatoon @ Dilavara Khatun W/O Abdul Salam @ Md. Salam R/O Village- Nauranga, P.S.- Kochadhaman, Distt.- Kishanganj. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Mrityunjay Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case in connection with Kochadhaman P.S. Case No. 284 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1), 351(2) and 352/3(5) of the BNS. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32896 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 2/3 3. As per the prosecution case, a partition took place between the informant and his brothers four years ago, after which all the brothers were allotted their respective shares. It is alleged that Petitioner No. 1, co-accused Md. Hasem, and the other petitioners were dissatisfied with the partition. At an earlier point, on 05.07.2025 at around 8:30 P.M., while the informant was on his way to the mosque, Petitioner No. 1 and co-accused Md. Hasem stopped him and raised the issue of the land shares. It is further alleged that all the FIR-named accused, including these petitioners, started abusing the informant, pressed his neck, and assaulted him with lathis, bamboos, fists, and slaps. Additionally, co-accused Md. Hasem and Petitioner No. 5 attacked him with a ‘’hasua’’ and ‘’dabiya’’, causing injuries to his head. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that there is two days delay in lodging of the present FIR. It has been submitted that after thorough investigation chargesheet came to be filed against the petitioners under sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1), 351(2) and 352/3(5) of the BNS but the learned magistrate took cognizance against the petitioners under Section 109(1) also apart from the charge sheeted sections. It has further been submitted that the informant and the petitioners Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32896 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 3/3 belong to one family. It has further been submitted that although injuries has been discussed in the impugned order to have been received on head but no such injury has been found in the injury report. 5. Learned A.PP. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bait-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, in connection with Kochadhaman P.S. Case No. 284 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the BN.S.S. 7. The application stands allowed. niku/- (Praveen Kumar, J) U T