Golu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4425 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2025 Thana- SIKARHATTA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Golu Kumar Son of Baban Singh Resident of Village- Fetehpur, P.S.- Sikarhatta, District- Bhojpur at Ara ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Pawan Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, 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 Sikarhatta P.S. Case No. 150 of 2025, dated 22.10.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 110, 118(1), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per allegation, on the occasion of Diwali, there was bursting of one cracker which hit Golu Kumar, Rakesh @ Golu and Prem Prakash @ Rahul Kumar, leading to altercation between the two sides and causing injury and lodging of case and counter case between the parties.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4425 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/3 Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that as a matter of fact, there was altercation in which both sides got injury and even matter has been settled between the parties and all the accused persons of both sides, except the present petitioner, have got anticipatory bail. He also submits that there is case and counter case between the parties and counter case filed by the petitioner's side is Sikarhatta P.S. Case No. 151 of 2025.
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 aforesaid facts and circumstances, 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4425 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 3/3 satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Sikarhatta P.S. Case No. 150 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:
(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