Prince Giri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15387 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2025 Thana- BELSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Prince Giri S/O Chitranjan Giri Resident of Ward No. 14, Near Bazar, P.OBhandari, P.S- Belsand, Distt.- Sitamarhi, Bihar- 843316. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vikas Ratan Bharti, Advocate :

Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate :

Mr. Kumar Abhishek, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Belsand P.S. Case No. 193 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 329(3), 118, 352, 351(2), 109(1) and 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, lodged on 17.10.2025 by the informant Amarjeet Sah.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that the petitioner who was intoxicated came to the door of the informant and forcibly tried to cut down the Semar Tree planted near his door, as the informant objected, he turned the Glander Cutter Machine towards him which actually hit his thigh and got injured. As the informant ran for his life, allegation is that the petitioner followed him with the machine. Subsequently, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15387 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 informant was taken to the hospital which followed the F.I.R..

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the tree is in his own land, he wanted to get it cut, the informant objected and a scuffle took place, nothing short of the allegation made actually happened.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer and has taken this Court to paragraph no.3 to show that the petitioner has two criminal antecedent which include and allegation under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

6. Considering the submissions of the parties as also the observation of the learned Sessions Judge couple with the fact that this petitioner has criminal antecedent, no relief can be extended, the anticipatory bail application stands rejected.

7. However, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of four weeks, files bail application, the court concerned shall consider the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day.

(Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U T