Patna High CourtCR. MISC./8682/2026bail granted

Dhiraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-23Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8682 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2025 Thana- MOHANPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Dhiraj Kumar S/O Santosh Rai @ Cheddi Rai R/O Village - Hettanpur, P.SPatori, Dist. - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Aditya Nath Pandey, Advocate Mr. Yeshoneel Ratnam, Advocate Ms. Aprajita Kumari, Advocate For the Stat :

Mr. Satya Nand Shukla, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 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 329(3), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 25(1-b)a, 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner, along with three associates, came on a vehicle and thereafter, this petitioner fired four rounds of bullet, however, no one sustained any injuries.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8682 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/3 committed no offence. As a matter of fact, the informant had damaged the mobile phone of this petitioner during repair work for which a Panchayati was convened and in which, the informant had sworn to give another mobile phone to the petitioner but when the petitioner demanded a fresh set of mobile from the informant, this false and concocted case has been lodged. Though this petitioner is alleged to have fired but no one has sustained any fire arm injuries. 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, fact that no one has sustained any fire arm injuries 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-1st, Patori, Samastipur in connection with Mohanpur

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8682 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 3/3 P.S. Case No. 46 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