Mohal Lal Rai @ Moharlal Rai @ Moharlal Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32440 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2020 Thana- PATAHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Mohal Lal Rai @ Moharlal Rai @ Moharlal Ray son of Late Yogendra Rai Resident of village- Gonahi P.S- Patahi, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-07-2026 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 341, 347, 323, 307, 379, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, assaulted informant and his family members. This petitioner is alleged to have assaulted mother 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. Both parties are next door neighbours and due to petty dispute, a scuffle took place between the parties and taking advantage of the situation, this false and concocted case has been lodged. The present F.I.R. has been lodged after

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32440 of 2026(3) dt.02-07-2026 2/2 inordinate delay of 3 days and there is no plausible explanation for the same which itself makes the entire prosecution case doubtful. 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, delay in lodging of the F.I.R. 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 C.J.M., Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Patahi P.S. Case No. 37 of 2020, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

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