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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57640 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2026 Thana- SARMERA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Son of Pramod Mahto R/o Village- Purani Isua, P.S.- Sarmera, District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raj Kishor Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 19-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 303(2), 352, 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the prosecution case, all the accused persons including this petitioner are said to have abused and assaulted the informant and her son with knife, brick etc. It is further alleged that one of the co-accused persons, snatched the golden locket from the informant’s neck.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that both the sides are gotiyas having a land dispute and there is also a case and counter case between them. It is further submitted that there are general and omnibus allegations of assault and the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57640 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 2/2 injuries are indicated to be simple in nature as would be evident from Annexure P/3. The petitioner is a person of clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for anticipatory bail.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the fact that there is case and counter case between the parties on account of land dispute and injuries are simple in nature, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Sarmera P.S. Case No. 71 of 2026, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
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