Patna High CourtCR. MISC./31928/2026bail granted

Dharmendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-17Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31928 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2025 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Dharmendra Kumar S/o- Bihari Singh R/v- Chawriya Ps- Sanjhauli DistRohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Aryan Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP For the Informant :

Mr. N. K. Agrwal, Advocate Mr. Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Harendra Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned senior counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 281, 103 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. Earlier, the prayer for grant of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 11.11.20254 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 51709 of 2025.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this due to long standing property dispute. As a matter of fact, the alleged occurrence was an accident and not premeditated. Petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31928 of 2026(3) dt.17-07-2026 2/2 got no criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 23.03.2025. Moreover, charges have already been framed against this petitioner vide order dated 08.07.2026.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned senior counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody, clean antecedents of the petitioner and slow and tardy progress of trial, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released 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-I, Bikramganj, Rohtas in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No. 166 of 2025.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T