Mithun Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10080 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2025 Thana- PASRAHA District- Khagaria ====================================================== Mithun Mandal S/o Yogendra Mandal @ Yogi Mandal R/o Bari Alalpur, P.S.- Parbatta (Naugachhiya), Dist.- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Pasraha P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3.

The prosecution case, in brief, is that informant alleged that petitioner assaulted her husband with a knife and inflicted multiple blows on his chest, head, hand and back with intention to kill him; upon her alarm, her daughter and villagers came and tried to save him.

4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 16.03.2025. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent/s, as per disclosure made in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10080 of 2026(2) dt.09-03-2026 2/3 paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the FIR, petitioner allegedly stabbed the husband of the informant by means of knife, but injury is opined by the doctor to be simple in nature. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no motive attributed in the FIR against the petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Charge sheet has already been submitted in this case.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner, injury being found to be simple in nature and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Pasraha P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10080 of 2026(2) dt.09-03-2026 3/3 (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T