Pravesh Yadav @ Ram Pravesh Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10714 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2025 Thana- Singhaul District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.
Pravesh Yadav @ Ram Pravesh Yadav, Son of Dorik Yadav 2.
Ravi Kumar, Son of Sudhir Yadav Both are resident of Village - Sushil Nagar, P.S. - Singhaul in the district of Begusarai.
... ... Petitioners
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioners are named in the FIR and apprehending their arrest in connection with Singhaul P.S. Case No.169 of 2025 registered under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 352, 351(2), 109(1) read with 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (in short 'BNS').
3. Allegation against petitioner is to assault the informant and others during occurrence by using lathi, rod, brick plates, stone chips etc. causing head and bodily injuries, where alleged
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10714 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/3 assault was intended to cause death of informant and others. The alleged occurrence took place in the background of land dispute.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel that occurrence was free fight in nature, where both parties have received injuries and, therefore, it can be said safely that petitioners were not under intention to cause death of informant and other injured persons. It is submitted that for same set of occurrence, petitioners' side also lodged a criminal case, which was lodged as Singhaul P.S. Case No.170 of 2025. It is submitted that the injuries as discussed through impugned order suggest prima facie that their nature are simple, which also prima facie negates the allegation that assault was made with intention to cause death. The petitioners claimed clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.
6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as the occurrence prima facie appears free fight in nature, where both parties have received injuries, coupled with the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10714 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 3/3 fact that the nature of injuries prima facie appears simple, accordingly, both petitioners, abovenamed, are directed to be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Begusarai in connection with Singhaul P.S. Case No.169 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T