Mantu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7212 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-407 Year-2025 Thana- SHAHPUR PATORI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Mantu Kumar Son of Shambhu Singh Resident of village - Hasanpur Surat, P.S.- Patori, District - Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Khushi Awadh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP For the Informant :

Ms. Shyamli Kumari, Advocate Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard Ms. Khushi Awadh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Bharat Bhushan, learned APP as also Ms. Shyamli Kumari, learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Shahpur Patory P.S. Case No. 407 of 2025 for the offence under sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS lodged on 09.10.2025 by the informant, Ashutosh Kumar.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that in the night of 02.10.2025, the accused persons entered and allegation is that Roshan Kumar opened fire though it did not hit him. Later, all of them brutally assaulted him, he became unconscious and upon regaining consciousness, found himself at PMCH, Patna. This led to the FIR.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7212 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/2 to rope in the entire family members, the petitioner who is the youngest family member, has been implicated and he has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the informant on the other hand has taken this Court to the FIR to show that role of assault has also been assigned to this petitioner and submission is that he cannot be singled out from the accused persons. She further with the help of injury report of the PMCH, Patna shown that the injuries of the informant has been found to be grievous in nature.

6. Considering the submission of the parties as also the nature of allegation/injuries, this Court is not inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail.

7. The anticipatory bail application stands rejected.

8. If, however, the petitioner surrenders within four weeks, the concerned Court shall take up the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U T