Mukesh Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15476 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-237 Year-2025 Thana- MEHSI District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Mukesh Ram, Son of Ruplal Ram, Resident of Vill- Bhimlapur, P.S.- Mehsi, Dist- East Champaran.

2.

Sabita Devi, wife of Mukesh Ram, Resident of Vill- Bhimlapur, P.S.- Mehsi, Dist- East Champaran 3.

Jaila Devi wife of Ruplal Ram, Resident of Vill- Bhimlapur, P.S.- Mehsi, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sitesh Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-07-2026 Heard learned Advocate for the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Mehsi P.S. Case No. 237 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 76, 303(2), 190, 191(2), 352, 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. While the informant was sitting at her door, she came to know through the villagers that the accused persons named in the F.I.R. have brutally assaulted several members of her family by means of Lathi, Garasa, Farsa and Sword, due to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15476 of 2026(4) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 which they sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospital.

4. Learned Advocate for the petitioners submitted that the informant is not an eye witness to the alleged occurrence and in fact the F.I.R. has been lodged against 66 named accused persons, including the petitioners. The prosecution has not attributed any specific overt act to the present petitioners; moreover, out of seven persons, four of them sustained simple injuries. With respect to remaining persons, the nature of injury has been kept reserved. Taking note of the aforesaid facts, other identically situated persons, who have approached the Court for grant of anticipatory bail, their prayer has been allowed by the learned coordinate Bench of this Court in 4930 of 2026 vide order dated 07.04.2026, the copy of which has been placed on record. The petitioners are the persons of fair antecedent.

5. On the other hand, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the bail application and submits that the petitioners along with others brutally assaulted the informant's family members, due to which seven persons have sustained serious injuries.

6. Regard being had to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the genesis of the occurrence, coupled with the omnibus nature of allegation;

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15476 of 2026(4) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 besides the fact that the case of the petitioners are based on parity and they bear fair antecedent, let the petitioners, named above, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Mehsi P.S. Case No. 237 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with the further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close relative of the petitioners. (Harish Kumar, J) uday/- U T