Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3801 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-591 Year-2025 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Mahto S/o Ishwar Mahto R/o Village- Dev Bahuara, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 28-01-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner in this application prays for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Madhaurah P.S.Case no. 591 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is said to have assaulted the informant with a daab on his head causing injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. No such occurrence as alleged in the FIR has taken place. There is case and counter case between the parties, the correct version having been narrated in the counter case, FIR of which is Annexure-P/2

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3801 of 2026(2) dt.28-01-2026 2/2 to the petition. The alleged injury on the informant has been found to be simple in nature vide injury report brought on record as Annexure P/4 to the petition. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR, the contents of the injury report and the petitioner not having any criminal antecedent, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Madhaurah P.S.Case no. 591 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra. (Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash U T