IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13626 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2025 Thana- MANIHARI District- Katihar ====================================================== Bharat Singh @ Ratan Kumar @ Ratan Singh Son of Mangal Singh R/O- Baghmara, P.S.- Manihari, Distt.- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 189(2), 191(2), 333, 118(2), 109 & 124(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner along with others entered in the courtyard of the informant and started digging. It is further alleged that one Dasrath Prasad Singh exhorted his nephew and daughter to sprinkle petrol. Then one Chandan Kumar Singh, Snehasmriti and Faagu Yadav sprinkled petrol and Dasrath Prasad Singh put matches due to which informant got burn injuries. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13626 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 from perusal of the FIR itself it is clear that only allegation against the petitioner is that he along with others entered in the courtyard of the informant and started digging. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is only a member of the mob; he has neither exhorted nor sprinkled petrol on anybody. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 18.10.2025. 5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Manihari P.S. Case No. 179 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar. durgesh/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T