Niranjan Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7844 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2025 Thana- NARPATGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Niranjan Mandal S/O Baijnath Mandal R/o Vill.- Yogipur, P.s- Narpatganj, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Mrigendra Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Nagendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(1), 118(1), 109(1), 103(1), 76, 303(2), 352 and 351(2) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner, along with other F.I.R. named accused persons, assaulted informant and her husband due to which, husband of informant died.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7844 of 2026(2) dt.20-02-2026 2/3 this case only because of admitted land dispute between the parties. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is apparent that specific accusation of strangulating husband of informant, resulting in his death, is against co-accused Kabir Mandal and Shankar Mandal. So far as this petitioner is concerned, there are general and omnibus nature of accusation and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against him. Moreover, as per post mortem report, no visible external injuries were found on the person of the deceased, which itself falsifies the entire prosecution case. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7844 of 2026(2) dt.20-02-2026 3/3 Araria in connection with Narpatganj P.S. Case No. 330 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