Munaf Alam @ Md. Monaf v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16760 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-551 Year-2025 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Munaf Alam @ Md. Monaf S/o Abdul Ahad Resident of village - Lahan Dhaka, P.S.- Dhaka, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Zaki Haider, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner, Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Dhaka P.S. Case No. 551 of 2025 lodged on 02.10.2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 126(1), 115(1), 118(2), 109(1), 74 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against seven named accused persons including the present petitioner with allegation against the petitioner that he has assaulted the informant by knife due to which injury has been caused on mouth and bleeding started.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel also submits that there is two criminal cases lodged for the same
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16760 of 2026(3) dt.06-05-2026 2/3 occurrence, in which petitioner is on bail. He further submits that the alleged injury has not supported the allegation made in the FIR.
5. Counsel further submits that the petitioner is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him. He further submits that the cause of dispute is petty and for grazing the goat, entire dispute has taken place.
6. Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that from the injury annexed by him, it transpires that the injury is grievous in nature. He further submits that the petitioner's antecedent is also not clean. He further submits that in the present case, processes of section 82 and 83 of the BNSS have been issued.
7. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that injury report has been called for and charge-sheet has not been filed under section 109 of the BNS. He further submits that the petitioner was granted benefit of sections 41 and 35(3) of the BNSS.
8. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 4 weeks from today, on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16760 of 2026(3) dt.06-05-2026 3/3 furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the satisfaction of SDJM, Sikrahana at Dhaka, East Champaran, in connection with Dhaka P.S. Case No. 551 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Prakashmani/- U T