Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Kushwaha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25161 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2026 Thana- PURUSHOTTAMPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Kushwaha S/o Late Jagnarayan Kushwaha Resident of Village- Bhadbhadwa, P.S.- Purottampur, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 29-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Pursottampur P.S. Case no.19 of 2026 registered under Sections 109(1), 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 191(3) and 191(2) of BNS, 2023.

3. Allegation in the F.I.R is that petitioner along with others assaulted the informant's husband causing injuries to him.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence and he has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner next submits that F.I.R itself demonstrates that there are general and omnibus allegation levelled against the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25161 of 2026(2) dt.29-04-2026 2/3 petitioner of assault and the specific allegation of assaulting the informant's husband with farsa is upon co-accused Madan Yadav. It is further submitted that there exists a case and counter-case between the parties. Further, injury report indicates that the informant sustained three injuries, all of which are simple in nature, and none of the said injuries have been attributed to the present petitioner. Accordingly, the FIR.

5. The learned APP opposes the anticipatory bail application.

6. Taking into consideration the fact that there is general and omnibus allegation leveled against the petitioners coupled with the injuries which are of simple in nature.

7. Accordingly, the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Pursottampur P.S. Case no.19 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and with following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25161 of 2026(2) dt.29-04-2026 3/3 (i) the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation/trial.

(ii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) Prakash Narayan U T