Pradeep Patel @ Pradeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12511 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2025 Thana- VISHAMBHARPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Pradeep Patel @ Pradeep Kumar Kesav Patel R/O Village Kala Matihaniya, P.S.- Bishambharpur, District- Gopalganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Mohammad Sufyan, Advocate ====================================================== 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 Bishambharpur P.S. Case No. 162 of 2025, dated 29.07.2025, lodged under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(2), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(3) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "BNS, 2023"), pending before the Court of J.M., 1st Class, Gopalganj.

3. As per the prosecution, an FIR has been lodged against nine named accused persons, including the present petitioner. The allegation against the petitioner is that he assaulted the informant with a farsa, 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 further submits that the injury alleged in the FIR and the injury observed by the doctor are not corroborated, therefore, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12511 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 present petitioner deserves bail. Counsel further submits that the other accused person has already been granted bail. Counsel also submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean and there is a case and counter-case between the parties.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that there is a specific allegation against the petitioner of assaulting with a farsa.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. It is directed to the petitioner to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within four weeks, then the Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day without being prejudice that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this case. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T