Nagendra Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21700 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-443 Year-2025 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== Nagendra Pandey S/o Late Singhasan Pandey R/O Vill- Chain Patti, P.S.- Gopalganj, District-Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Shyamli Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Gopalganj P.S. Case No. 443 of 2025, dated 12.06.2025, lodged under Section 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 352 & 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "BNS, 2023"), pending before the Court of District Additional Sessions Judge-I, Gopalganj.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against two named accused persons, including the present petitioner. The specific allegation against the petitioner is that he assaulted the informant's husband with an iron rod, due to which the informant's husband sustained injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21700 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel further submits that most of the allegations are false and fabricated. Counsel also submits that the criminal antecedents of the petitioner are not clean, as one criminal case is pending against him.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the injuries sustained are grievous in nature.

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 6 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within six 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