Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26055 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2025 Thana- TARAIYA District- Saran ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar S/o Jaglal Mahto @ Jaggu Mahto Resident of villagePachraur, P.S.- Taraiya, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Basant Kumar Singh, Mr. Vishesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Raj Kishor Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per F.I.R., co-accused Paras Kumar, Anshu Kumar, Parshuram Kumar along with other accused persons assaulted the son of informant as a result of which, he succumbed to the injuries. This petitioner is alleged to have assaulted informant with lathi.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is not alleged to have assaulted the deceased and injury sustained by the informant are simple in nature. There is no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26055 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 allegation of any specific overt act against petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
6. Considering backdrop of the case, nature of accusation, injury and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, XIII, Saran at Chapra in connection with Taraiya P. S. Case No. 82 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T