IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44443 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2025 Thana- DAUDPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Rajan Mahto @ Rajan Mahato son of Lallan Mahato @ Lalan Mahato Resident of village- Laguni ke tola, Ps- Daudpur, Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raushan Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Raj Kishor Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 20-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Daudpur P.S. Case No. 279 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that while the informant’s daughter-in-law and daughter had gone for nature’s call, petitioner allegedly attempted to outrage the modesty of the daughter, and when the informant’s family protested, the petitioner and others allegedly assaulted them with deadly weapons, causing grievous head injuries to Ajit Mahato and Seema Devi. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44443 of 2026(2) dt.20-07-2026 2/3 4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 19.04.2026. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application. 5. It has been further submitted by the petitioner’s counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. From perusal of the FIR, it would reveal that petitioner allegedly assaulted the informant by means of farsa like weapon. Injury report reveals that injury is grievous in nature. There is case and counter case between the parties. Charge sheet has already been submitted in this case. 6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and period of custody of the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 8. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Daudpur P.S. Case No. 279 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44443 of 2026(2) dt.20-07-2026 3/3 (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner. (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. Raj Kishore/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T