Patna High CourtCR. MISC./4459/2026bail granted

Munarika Mahto @ Mundrika Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-04Mr. Justice Jitendra Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4459 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-498 Year-2025 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Munarika Mahto @ Mundrika Mahto Son of Ram Ishwar Mahto Resident of Village -South Akawna PS- Udwantnagar, Dist- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anant Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Lalan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 498 of 2025, dated 06.10.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 329(3), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 117(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S, 2023.

3. As per allegation, all the accused persons including the petitioner came to the house of the informant and assaulted him and his family members causing injury to the informant and his wife.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that as a matter of fact both the sides

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4459 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/3 are agnates and on account of some land dispute, altercation took place in which both sides got injury leading to filing of case and counter case. He further submits that the injury alleged caused by the petitioner's side is simple in nature.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

8. Considering the case and counter case between the parties and nature of injury is simple, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 498 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S 2023, and on the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4459 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 3/3 (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.

(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) shoaib/- U T