Patna High CourtCR. MISC./10962/2026bail granted

Santosh Kumar Das v. The State Of Bihar

2026-03-12Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10962 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-188 Year-2025 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Das S/o Laxman Das R/o vill - Vishanpur, ward no. 7, P.S.- Raghopur, Distt.- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Raghopur P.S. Case No.188 of 2025 lodged on 21.05.2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 190, 329(3), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 303(2), 351(2) of the BNS.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against eight named accused persons including the present petitioner with specific allegation against the petitioner that he has assaulted by kanti (iron rod) upon the informant due to which injury has been caused.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel also submits that from the content of FIR, it becomes crystal clear that the dispute has arisen for measurement of land between the cousin and scuffling took place from both sides due

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10962 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 to which injury has been caused.

5. Counsel further submits that the petitioner is not a criminal rather at the spur of angerness, dispute has arisen between them.

6. Counsel submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean and ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.

7. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR. He further submits that both parties are cousin and due to measurement of land, dispute has arisen between them.

8. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the satisfaction of A.C.J.M., Birpur in connection with Raghopur P.S. Case No.188 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Prakashmani/- U T