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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28060 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-483 Year-2025 Thana- RANIGANJ District- Araria ======================================================
1. Amoli Yadav Son of Feku Yadav Resident of Village- Bagulaha ward no 03, PS -Raniganj, District -Araria.
2. Malanand yadav @ Mallur Yadav Son of Late Kishan yadav Resident of Village- Bagulaha ward no 03, PS -Raniganj, District -Araria.
3. Bikosh Kumar @ Bikesh Kumar @ Bikesh yadav Son of Malanand yadav @ Mallur Yadav Resident of Village- Bagulaha ward no 03, PS -Raniganj, District -Araria.
4. Rupesh Kumar @ Rupesh yadav son of Malanand yadav @ Mallur yadav Resident of Village- Bagulaha ward no 03, PS -Raniganj, District -Araria.
5. Amardeep Kumar @ Amardeep yadav son of Bilash yadav Resident of Village- Bagulaha, ward no 03, PS -Raniganj, District -Araria.
6. Ankit Raj Kumar @ pradeep yadav Son of Amoli Yadav Resident of Village- Bagulaha ward no 03, PS -Raniganj, District -Araria.
7. Mantu Kumar @ Mantu Yadav @ Mantu Kumar Yadav Son of Ghotam yadav @ Ghotnarayan yadav Resident of Village- Bagulaha ward no 03, PS -Raniganj, District -Araria. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Lalan Kumar, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 01-05-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The accused/petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Raniganj P.S. Case No. 483 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 324(5),
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28060 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 2/3 326(a), 352, 351(2) of Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita 2023 and Section 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 of Arms Act, 1959.
3. As per FIR, petitioners alongwith co-accused persons assaulted the informant and his brother-in-law during the occurrence, causing head injuries. The alleged assault was made with intention to cause death, where occurrence took place due to land dispute.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that occurrence was free fight in nature due to land dispute, where both parties received injuries and for said reasons, the petitioners’s side also lodged a case on very next date i.e. on 01.01.2026 regarding same occurrence. It is submitted that the allegation of assault as to cause head injury by using musket is available against co-accused Bilash Yadav, who is not the petitioner for the present, whereas the allegation against petitioners are very much general and omnibus in nature and they were implicated with present case only being family members and out of land dispute. All petitioners are of clean antecedents.
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5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.
6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as allegation qua physical assault is appearing very much general and omnibus against above- named petitioners, rather same is specifically available against co-accused Bilash Yadav, who is not the petitioner for the present, accordingly, all above named seven petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the
order, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-I, Araria/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Raniganj P.S. Case No. 483 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
veena/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) U T