Golu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4291 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-443 Year-2025 Thana- KAUWAKOL District- Nawada ====================================================== 1.

Golu Kumar S/o Ashok Sao R/o Village and P.S - Kawakole, District - Nawada 2.

Abhishek Kumar S/o Santosh Singh R/o Village - Kawakole Tola, Durga Mandap, P.S - Kawakole, District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 303(2), 352, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that on 28.10.2025, when informant was returning home, these petitioners along with one unknown accused abused him and demanded ransom. Upon refusal, petitioner no. 1 assaulted on the head of informant with iron rod. It is further alleged that the accused persons also snatched cash and gold chain of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that both

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4291 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026 2/3 parties are co-villagers and due to petty dispute, this false and concocted case has been lodged. As a matter of fact, no such occurrence, as alleged in the F.I.R., ever took place. Rest of the allegations are ornamental only to make the case grave. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that there is specific accusation that petitioner no. 1 assaulted informant with iron rod and injury attributed to him is grievous.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and injury, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner no. 1 is rejected.

7. However, considering the backdrop of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed with regard to petitioner no. 2 and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner no. 2 in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Nawada in connection with Kawakole P. S. Case No. 443 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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8. This application, accordingly, stands disposed of. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T