Patna High CourtCR. MISC./20338/2026disposed

Abhimanyu Yadav @ Mannu Yadav @ Manu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-15Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20338 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-427 Year-2025 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Abhimanyu Yadav @ Mannu Yadav @ Manu Yadav S/o- Sikandar Chaudhary @ Sikandar Yadav Resident of Village- Jigna Tola Rajghat PS- Mirganj, DistGopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gautam Kumar Yadav, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 15-07-2026 Heard Mr. Gautam Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, learned APP representing the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 427 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118, 118(2), 109, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., lodged on 13.08.2025 by the informant Akash Kumar.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that the accused persons armed variously came and want the informant to desist from appearing in the criminal case that has been lodged earlier and upon refusal to do so, allegation is that this petitioner used axe to cause injuries on the head which followed assault by Ajendra Yadav, Shailesh Yadav, Shyam Kumar and Raju Yadav who gave knife blow. This led to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20338 of 2026(5) dt.15-07-2026 2/2 F.I.R.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though allegation of assault is on the head, injury on the hand has been found to be grievous in nature.

5. Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, learned APP has taken this Court to the injury report of the Sadar Hospital, Gopalganj to show that there was injury on the right high parietal area which even if not recorded grievous, was dangerous to life.

6. Considering the submissions of the parties as also that the petitioner is an accused in Mirganj P.S. Case No.168 of 2022 under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, no case of anticipatory bail is made out.

7. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application stands rejected.

8. 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