Manish Kumar @ Manish Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16426 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-177 Year-2025 Thana- BELHAR District- Banka ====================================================== Manish Kumar @ Manish Yadav Son of Surendra Yadav Resident of VillageBishanpur, P.S.- Belhar, District- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Tapeshwar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 13-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 117(2), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with five named persons and six unknown persons assaulted the husband of the informant with knife and iron rod. It is further alleged that Gautam Kumar objected but he was also assaulted by accused persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the nature of allegation is general and omnibus. From perusal of the injury

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16426 of 2026(2) dt.13-03-2026 2/2 report, it will transpire that the husband of the informant has received six injuries and injury no. 4 is opined by the doctor to be grievous in nature which is pain and swelling on left forearm. He has also submitted that other injuries are simple in nature and injury no. 4 which is grievous is bailable in nature. As far as injured Gautam is concerned, he has received simple injury caused by hard and blunt substance. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 09.12.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and has submitted that petitioner is having two criminal antecedents.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Belhar P.S. Case No. 177 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T