Jitendra Thakur v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25267 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2025 Thana- BARBIGHA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== 1.
Jitendra Thakur S/O Late Bindeshwari Thakur R/O Village- Dariyachak, P.S. -Barbigha, District -Sheikhpura.
2.
Shyamsundar Thakur @ Shyam Sundar Thakur S/O Late Bindeshwari Thakur R/O Village- Dariyachak, P.S. -Barbigha, District -Sheikhpura. 3.
Golu Kumar @ Avinash Kumar S/O Shyamsundar Thakur @ Shyam Sundar Thakur R/O Village- Dariyachak, P.S. -Barbigha, District -Sheikhpura. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Roop Kishan For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Barbigha P.S. Case No. 202 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections-126(2), 115(2), 110, 74, 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per prosecution case, the accused petitioners are said to have entered the house of the informant and after abusing her, they started him, as a result of which, she sustained injuries.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25267 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/3 that the instant case is counter blast of Barbigha P.S. Case No. 162 of 2025 which was lodged by the petitioner No. 1 against the informant and her family members. It is next submitted that the petitioners neither assaulted the informant nor committed loot in her house. From perusal of the FIR, it appears that due to previous petty feud, the present case has been lodged against the petitioners. The injuries which are said to have been received were found to be simple in nature. There is unexplained delay of 13 days in lodging the FIR.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the fact that there is unexplained delay of 13 days in lodging the FIR and the injuries are simple in nature, let the petitioners above named in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Barbigha P.S. Case No. 202 of 2025 , subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. as well as the following conditions:
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25267 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 3/3 (i) One of the bailors should be family member/relative/known of the petitioners who shall provide official document/personal affidavit to show his/hr bona fide; (ii) The petitioners shall appear before the trial court on each and every date fixed in the case and if, his failure to do so on two consecutive dates without plausible reason, will entail cancellation of their bail bonds by the Trial Court itself; (iii) The petitioners shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which, the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) The petitioners shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which, the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds. (Ajit Kumar, J) A.K.V.//- U T