Chandrakant Jha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5409 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-106 Year-2025 Thana- KHIRHAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1.
Chandrakant Jha S/O Late Dev Narayan Jha R/o Vill.- Sonai, P.S - Khirhar, District - Madhubani 2.
Sunita Devi W/O Ravindra Nath Jha R/o Vill.- Sonai, P.S - Khirhar, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Ashok Kumar @ Ashok Karn, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 76, 303(2), 333, 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on 06.09.2025 at about 9 PM, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, stormed the house of informant and assaulted informant and his family members. It is further alleged that the accused persons also snatched gold Mangalsutra from neck of mother of informant.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5409 of 2026(2) dt.03-02-2026 2/3
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. On account of long standing family dispute regarding partition of ancestral property, scuffle took place between the parties in which both sides sustained injuries. There is case and counter-case. Doctor has found the injuries, allegedly caused by these petitioners, simple in nature. Rest of the allegations are ornamental in order to make the case grave. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, case and counter-case, nature of injuries allegedly caused by these petitioners and clean antecedents, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Benipatti,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5409 of 2026(2) dt.03-02-2026 3/3 Madhubani in connection with Khirhar P.S. Case No. 106 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T