Uttam Kumar Mandal @ Uttam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22024 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1060 Year-2023 Thana- KAHALGAON District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Uttam Kumar Mandal @ Uttam Kumar S/o- Siyaram Mandal R/v- Mirjapur shankarpur Khawas Po- Ghogha Dist- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Gaurav Prakash, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 504, 506 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner assaulted on the head of informant with iron rod.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. The present F.I.R. has been lodged after inordinate delay of 17 days and there is no plausible explanation for the same which itself makes the entire prosecution case doubtful. There is case and counter-case between the parties.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22024 of 2026(2) dt.15-04-2026 2/2 Doctor has found the injuries, allegedly caused by this petitioner, 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 facts and circumstances of the case, case and counter-case between the parties, delay in lodging of the F.I.R., nature of injuries allegedly caused by this petitioner 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Bhagalpur in connection with Kahalgaon (Ghogha) P.S. Case No. 1060 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T