IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21205 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-143 Year-2025 Thana- BHIMPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== 1. Balgovind Mehta @ Balgovind S/o Late Dukhan Mehta Resident of village - Kewala, Kevla, Bhimpur, Ward No. 01, Police Station - Bhimpur, District - Supaul 2. Bidhanand Mehta @ Vidhyanand Mehta S/O Balgovind Mehta @ Balgovind Resident of village - Kewala, Kevla, Bhimpur, Ward No. 01, Police Station - Bhimpur, District - Supaul 3. Suresh Mehta @ Suresh Prasad Mehta S/O Balgovind Mehta @ Balgovind Resident of village - Kewala, Kevla, Bhimpur, Ward No. 01, Police Station - Bhimpur, District - Supaul 4. Nathuni Mehta S/O Balgovind Mehta @ Balgovind Resident of village - Kewala, Kevla, Bhimpur, Ward No. 01, Police Station - Bhimpur, District - Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 2 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Bhimpur P.S. Case No. 143 of 2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 329(4), 76, 324(4), 303(2), 109(1), 352, 351(2) of BNS. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, as per the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21205 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/4 informant is that on 19/11/2025 at about 8:00 A.M., when she was feeding fodder to her cattle then a group of 10 accused persons including the petitioners began verbally abusing her while disparaging her family name. When she objected to this, all the accused persons armed with various weapons, forcibly entered her courtyard and began physically assaulting the informant. The accused, Suresh Mehta, molested the informant; he tore and ripped her blouse and saree, leaving her completely naked. Upon hearing the informant’s screams, her younger mother-in-law, her mother-in-law, her grandson, and her daughter-in-law rushed to her aid. Thereafter Suresh Mehta and Vidyanand Mehta attacked upon them using sharp-edged axes (farsa), inflicting severe injuries, leaving them bleeding and rendering them unconscious. Further, all the accused persons smashed and damaged the bamboo screens (tati) installed in the courtyard, forcibly entered the house, and destroyed all the household belongings. They broke the lock of a trunk kept inside the house and looted thirty thousand rupees in cash; additionally, during the course of the assault, the accused Sanjana Devi snatched an 8-tola silver chain from the informant's neck. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21205 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 3/4 petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. The allegation levelled against them are wrong, false and fabricated. He further submits that from the record, it appears that general and omnibus allegation has been levelled against the petitioners and the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer of anticipatory bail. 6. Considering the fact that the injury sustained by the victim is simple in nature and the petitioners have clean antecedent, this Court is inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 7. Let the petitioners, named above, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in connection with Bhimpur P.S. Case No. 143 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and subject to the further condition that:- (i) the petitioners shall co-operate in the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21205 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 4/4 investigation/trial. (ii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. kiran/- (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) U T