IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57502 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-88 Year-2026 Thana- CHANAN District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Karan Kumar, age about 19 years (M), Son of Uchit Bind, Resident of -Manpur, P.S.- Chanan, District- Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-08-2026 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Chanan P.S. Case No. 88 of 2026, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 74 303(2), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the BNS. 3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, all the accused persons named therein including the petitioner, with an intention to kill, had allegedly assaulted the informant causing head injury. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is case and counter Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57502 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 2/3 case between the parties. Both the parties are neighbour and due to hot talk between them, they indulged into fierce fight and as a result of heat of passion and spur of the moment, the petitioner may have caused some injury to the informant in his self defence without intention. Injury sustained by the informant has been opined by the doctor to be simple in nature. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail. 5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail. 6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the FIR, there is case and counter case between the parties. Both the parties are neighbour and due to hot talk between them, they indulged into fierce fight and as a result of heat of passion and spur of the moment, the petitioner may have caused some injury to the informant in his self defence without intention. Injury sustained by the informant has been opined by the doctor to be simple in nature. Petitioner has clean antecedent. I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail. 7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57502 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 3/3 released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, 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 District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Chanan P.S. Case No. 88 of 2026, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. 8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. Niraj/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T