Mannu Kumar @ Manu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28818 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-221 Year-2025 Thana- TANKUPPA District- Gaya ====================================================== Mannu Kumar @ Manu Kumar son of Chandrashekhar Prasad Resident of Village- Barauna, Ps- Tankuppa, Dist- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhandev Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 05-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Tankuppa P.S. Case No. 221 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 118(1), 117(2), 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of BNS.

3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner and other co-accused persons abused and assaulted the informant and this petitioner hit the informant with brick and other coaccused persons assaulted him with lathi-danda causing injury in his hand and leg. Further, allegation against the petitioner is that he also assaulted the father of the informant with iron rod

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28818 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/3 causing fracture of his forehead and also assaulted the sister-inlaw of the informant. The occurrence took place in the background of land dispute.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case and admittedly there is land dispute between the parties. Some scuffle took place and both sides received minor and superficial injury. There was no intention to cause death of any person. There is no injury report brought on record and it shows the allegation of assault causing injury to the informant and his father are false, fabricated and concocted. The petitioner is having antecedent of one case.

5. Learned APP opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the background of land dispute and further considering the absence of serious injury, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28818 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 3/3 satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Gaya/concerned court in connection with Tankuppa P.S. Case No. 221 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions : (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) DKS/- U T