Patna High CourtCR. MISC./20781/2025bail granted

Santosh Mandal @ Bauka v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-23Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20781 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2024 Thana- MADHEPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Santosh Mandal @ Bauka Son of Tuntun Mandal R/O-Village- Nawada, P.S.- Madhepur, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate Ms. Akanksha Verma, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115, 109, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, informant, namely Md. Firdos, alleged that on 02.11.2024 at about 7:30 PM, while he was returning home, in the meantime, this petitioner, along with co-accused Tuntun Mandal, intercepted him and assaulted him by means of lathi and danda due to which he sustained injuries in his head.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20781 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 committed no offence. Though there is allegation of assault against this petitioner but doctor has found the injuries, sustained by the injured, to be simple in nature. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, nature of injuries sustained by the injured and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-III, Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani in connection with Madhepur P.S. Case No. 171 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T