IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79353 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-198 Year-2024 Thana- PIPRA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Jaylal Ram Son of Raghuvir Ram RO Village- Chakbara PS- Pipra District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Advocate : Ms. Shambhavi Priya, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 05-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No.198 of 2024 instituted under sections 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 126(2), 109, 303(2), 351(2)(3), 329(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. As per the prosecution case, on the date of occurrence, the construction work was going on on a piece of land, which was settled in favour of the informant’s son. The petitioner, along with other accused persons, arrived there and started cremating the dead body. When the informant protested, the petitioner and other accused persons, total 23 FIR named accused persons and 20-25 unknown accused persons, assaulted Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79353 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 2/3 him and when his family members arrived in order to save the informant, they were also assaulted by lathi, farsa, bamboo, etc. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that due to ongoing gair mazarua land dispute, the present occurrence took place where the scuffle took place between the villagers and the side of informant due to the subject land. Referring to the impugned order, learned counsel submits that though the learned Sessions Judge, East Champaran, Motihari has recorded that multiple injuries have been caused to four persons, but the nature of injury has not been recorded, which is not grievous / serious in nature. He submits that similarly situated other co-accused persons have already been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by a different co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order 20.11.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 77032 of 2024, vide order dated 21.01.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 87824 of 2024, vide order dated 25.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 13869 of 2025. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79353 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 3/3 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No.198 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the BNSS. AjayMishra/- (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T