Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15433 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-547 Year-2025 Thana- BELAGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.
Ankit Kumar S/o- Aditya Kumar Resident of village- Padriya, PO and PSBelaganj, District- Gaya 2.
Manish Kumar S/o- Ramanuj Mahto Resident of village- Padriya, PO and PS- Belaganj, District- Gaya 3.
Sushant Kumar @ Sureshan Kumar S/o- Aditya Kumar Resident of villagePadriya, PO and PS- Belaganj, District- Gaya 4.
Pramaditya Mahto S/o- Late Gangaram Mahto Resident of village- Padriya, PO and PS- Belaganj, District- Gaya 5.
Ramanuj Mahto S/o- Late Prabhu Mahto Resident of village- Padriya, PO and PS- Belaganj, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Amritanshu Dangi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners who apprehend arrest in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case No. 547 of 2025 lodged on 22.09.2025, for the offences punishable under sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 303(2), 352, 351(2), 74, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution, the F.I.R. has been lodged against seven named accused persons, including the petitioners,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15433 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 alleging therein that they abused and assaulted the informant, causing injury to his head by means of lathi and danda.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. It is further submitted that the cause of dispute has already been mentioned in the F.I.R., namely that due to tying of a goat, a scuffle took place between two adjacent neighbours. For the same date and place of occurrence, there exists a case and counter-case between the parties. It is also submitted that injuries have been sustained by both sides and, from the injury report on record, it appears that most of the injuries are simple in nature, except the injury of Aslam Ansari, which has been found to be grievous. However, the petitioners undertake that such an incident shall not be repeated in future and they are ready to abide by any condition that may be imposed by this Hon'ble Court in the event of grant of bail.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above-named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of 30,000/- ₹
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15433 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) each, as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge, XVII, Gaya in connection with the aforementioned case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
7. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedent, the trial Court shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T