Chandramauli Singh @ Mani Singh @ Chandramouli Sharma @ Chandramouli Prasad Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20618 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-229 Year-2025 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna ====================================================== Chandramauli Singh @ Mani Singh @ Chandramouli Sharma @ Chandramouli Prasad Sharma S/o Late Jagadmbi Prasad Sharma R/o Village - Pandarak, P.S - Pandarak, District - Patna, Pin - 803221 ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Jnan Chandra Bhardwaj For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh For the Informant :
Mr. Anil Kumar Mr. Aditya Pushkar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pandarak P.S. Case No. 229 of 2025 for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 351(1) and 352 of the BNS.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 19.12.2025 at about 2:00 PM, the informant, namely Sitaram Singh, was informed that the petitioner Chandramouli Singh @ Mani Singh, was forcibly ploughing his agricultural land wherein maize and barley crops had already been sown. Upon reaching the field, when the informant objected to the said act, the accused persons
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20618 of 2026(3) dt.07-05-2026 2/3 allegedly started abusing him and assaulted him with an iron rod with an intention to kill him. It is alleged that while the informant attempted to save himself, the blow struck his waist as a result of which he fell on the ground, after which the accused continued assaulting him with the rod. The accused further allegedly snatched the bracelet worn by the informant and the gold chain from his neck and threatened him of dire consequences if he approached the police authorities.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R., rather he has falsely been implicated in the present case due to admitted land dispute between the parties. It is further submitted that there are two injury reports available on record which materially contradict each other with regard to the cause and nature of injuries, as well as the scientific examination advised to the injured, including X-ray of the chest and hip. Learned counsel further submits that the injury report indicates the injury to be grievous in nature, namely trochanteric fracture of femur, alleged to have been caused by a hard and blunt substance. It is contended that even if the allegations made in the F.I.R. are accepted in their entirety, no ingredients constituting an offence under Section 109 of the Bharatiya
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20618 of 2026(3) dt.07-05-2026 3/3 Nyaya Sanhita are made out against the petitioner. A statement has been made in para 3 of the bail application that petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail.
6. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,-I, Barh (Patna), in connection with Pandarak P.S. Case No. 229 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., as also with the condition that one of the bailors should be close relative of the petitioner.
(S. B. Pd. Singh, J) Ankit Kumar/- U T