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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./2576/2026bail granted

Harendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-28Mr. Justice Sourendra Pandey4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2576 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-340 Year-2025 Thana- PARSABAZAR District- Patna ====================================================== Harendra Singh Son of Late Ram Bachan Singh Resident of Village - Sakraicha, P.S.- Parsa Bazar, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajit Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Parsa Bazar P.S. Case No. 340 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 74, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution story, the allegation against the petitioner is that he assaulted the informant by throwing a brick causing injury on his face and below the right eye. It is further alleged that when the wife of the informant came to his rescue, she was ill-treated.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case and that no such occurrence, as alleged, ever took place. It has

2/4 further been submitted that for the same occurrence, a counter case was also lodged against the informant side by the petitioner, being Parsa Bazar P.S. Case No. 341 of 2025, who himself sustained injuries and the treatment report has been brought on record by way of Annexure-P/2. It has been submitted that the present occurrence had occurred on account of personal dispute. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner carries clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid submission, facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Parsa Bazar P.S. Case No. 340 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with corresponding Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S. as well as subject to the following conditions:-

3/4 (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative.

(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates, or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned.

(iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond. (v) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed.

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8. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) aditya/- U