Bhanu Mandal @ Bhanu Kumar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2499 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-115 Year-2025 Thana- BASANHI District- Saharsa ====================================================== Bhanu Mandal @ Bhanu Kumar Mandal Son of Late Basho Mandal @ Baso Mandal R/o Village - Dotara, Ward no. 13, P.S. - Basanahi, Dist. - Saharsa(Bihar).
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Akash Anand, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Basanahi P.S. Case No. 115 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 109, 308(2), 308(5) and 3(5) of the B.N.S and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, when the informant was sitting at his darwaja, the present petitioner along with other persons came and demanded five lakh ransom amount and if not to execute land in his name and on denial they made firing upon him however he saved in life.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2499 of 2026(2) dt.22-01-2026 2/3 present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner and the informant are co-villagers and neighbours and the mother of the petitioner purchased land from the informant and his brother by sale deed and there is a land dispute between both the parties. The petitioner is in custody since 09.08.2025 and has got six criminal antecedents.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, persisting land dispute between the parties and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Basanahi P.S. Case No. 115 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:
(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.
(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2499 of 2026(2) dt.22-01-2026 3/3 fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Siddharth Soni/- U T