IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 50324 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2026 Thana- Pachpakdi District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1. Rajkumar Yadav S/o Late Bala Yadav R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 2. Agarnath Yadav @ Amarnath Yadav S/o Gajadhar Ray R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 3. Dinesh Kumar S/o Ramekwal Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 4. Rajesh Kumar @ Rajesh Kr. Gupta S/o Ramekwal Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 5. Brajmohan Sah S/o Baburam Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 6. Rambali Sonar @ Rambali Sah s/o Lalbabu Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 7. Kamodh Sah @ Kamodh Kumar S/o Madan Pd. Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 8. Sunil Sah @ Sunil Kumar S/o Ramekwal Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 9. Lalan Sah S/o Jainarayan Sah @ Devnarayan Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 10. Pukar Sah @ Rampukar Sah S/o Ramswaroop Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 11. Vijay Sah @ Vijay Kumar Sah S/o Baijnath Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 12. Jairam Sah S/o Langar Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 13. Gajadhar Sah @ Gajadhar Kumar S/o Ramchandra Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 14. Ajay Sah S/o Babulal Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 15. Pundev Sah S/o jamun Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 16. Savan Kumar S/o Siyaram Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 17. Jagarnath Sah S/o Lt. Chulhai Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 18. Brahmdev Sah S/o Lt. Dashrath Sah @ Desai Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 19. Ranjeet Sah @ Ranjeet Kumar S/o Bigu Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 20. Anil Sah S/o Lt. Harichandra Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 50324 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 2/6 East Champaran 21. Bhuneshwar Sah S/o Gonaur Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 22. Khaheru Sah S/o Lt. Rambalak Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 23. Ramagya Sah S/o Lt. Ganesh Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 24. Munna Sah @ Sonu Sah S/o Baidhnath Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 25. Vijay Sah S/o Ramswaroop Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 26. Ghanshyam Thakur S/o Parikshan Thakur R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 27. Baidnath Sah S/o Bhagwan Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 28. Naresh Sah @ Ramnaresh Sah S/o Kameshwar Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 29. Ranjeet Paswan S/o Chotelal Paswan R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 30. Baiju Sah S/o Ramswaroop Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 31. Dilip Mahto S/o Lt. Fakira Mahto R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 32. Jai Kumar @ Rajkumar S/o Bhola Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 33. Rahul Kumar Sah S/o Ramadhar Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 34. Jailal Bhagat S/o Jagdev Bhagat R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 35. Shatrudhan Sharma @ Shatrudhan Thakur S/o Ramdev Thakur R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 36. Arun Paswan S/o Chotelal Paswan R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 37. Dilip Kumar S/o Kedar Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 38. Amlesh Kumar S/o Gajadhar Prasad R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 39. Gena Sah @ Gendalal Sah S/o Dhorai Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 40. Farendra Sah S/o Ramjee Sah @ Sitaram Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 41. Babulal Sah S/o Dhorai Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 50324 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 3/6 42. Bharat Thakur @ Chedi Thakur S/o Ramashish Thakur R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 43. Khajanchi Ram @ Khajali Ram S/o Jaggu Ram @ Jagdev Ram R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 44. Prabhu Sah @ Prabhudayal Sah S/o Bhikhari Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 45. Nagendra Sah S/o Ramvilash Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 46. Bhagan Sah @ Bhagwan Prasad S/o Lalbabu Prasad R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 47. Jayram Thakur S/o Janak Thakur R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 48. Paltan Ram S/o Bigu Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 49. Suraj Sah @ Suraj Kumar S/o Mohan Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 50. Ramadhih Sah @ Ramdhyan Kumar S/o Ramchandra Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 51. Hari Patwa @ Harishankar Patwa S/o Ramvilash Patwa R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 52. Manish Dubey S/o Lt. Vishwanath Dubey R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 53. Ramkishor Sah @ Nandkishor Prasad S/o Satyanarayana Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 54. Jay Kumar @ Raj Kumar S/o Bhola Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran 55. Rahul Kumar Sah S/o Ramadhar Sah R/o Village- Bhandar, PS- Dhaka, Distt.- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 29-07-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioners and the Learned counsel for the APP are present. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 50324 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 4/6 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Pachpakri P.S. Case No. 78 of 2026 District- East Champaran (Motihari), registered for the offences under Section 191(2)(3), 190, 192, 194(2), 196(2), 132, 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 109(1), 324(3)(5)(6), 223(B), 79, 351(2), 352, 61(2) of B.N.S. and Section 3 & 4 of Damage of Public Property Act. 3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that, on 04.05.2026 during the Kalash Yatra organized as part of the Shri Vishnu Mahayagya at Bhandar Village under Pachpakri Police Station, when the procession reached near the main mosque, a dispute arose regarding the use of a DJ sound system which had been prohibited. Although, the administration attempted to stop the DJ, but the participants in the procession refused to comply with the instructions which led to the provocation between two communities. Meanwhile, rumors spread, resulting in a larger gathering of people and further aggravating the situation. Subsequently, stone pelting started between two groups, leading to a panic and a violent clash. The miscreants used sticks, stones, and other weapons, vandalized nearby houses and also attacked the administrative and police personnel present at the spot. Several persons from both communities, police personnel and the Magistrate sustained injuries and a government vehicle Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 50324 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 5/6 was damaged during the incident. 4. The Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegations against the petitioners are quite general and omnibus in nature. The counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioner no. 1 has two criminal antecedents and the rest other accused have no criminal antecedents and the petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. 5. The Learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners. 6. Having heard the parties, I am of the considered view, that the allegation against the petitioners are general and omnibus in nature and the incident happened on a religious procession, I am inclined to grant the petitioners benefit of anticipatory bail. Let the petitioners above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court is connection with Pachpakri P.S. Case No. 78 of 2026 District- East Champaran (Motihari), registered for the offences under Section 191(2)(3), 190, 192, 194(2), 196(2), 132, 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 109(1), 324(3)(5) Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 50324 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 6/6 (6), 223(B), 79, 351(2), 352, 61(2) of B.N.S. and Section 3 & 4 of Damage of Public Property Act. Anand/- (Alok Kumar, J) U T