Durgesh Kumar Jha @ Durgesh Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31127 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-158 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHNAUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Durgesh Kumar Jha @ Durgesh Jha S/o Late Santosh Jha, R/o Village - Baliya, Post - Umri, Police station - Lakhnaur, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pawan Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-05-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Lakhanour P.S. Case No.158 of 2025 instituted under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 303(2), 76, 351(2), 352 & 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, all the named accused persons including the petitioner entered into the courtyard of informant and started abusing and told to compromise the case, otherwise the outcome will be bad. On protest, at the order of co-accused Lal Bahadur Shastri, co-accused Durgesh Jha assaulted the informant by means of sharp cutting weapon over her head causing injury. It is alleged that co-accused Lal Bahadur Shastri tore the clothes of informant and snatched

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31127 of 2026(2) dt.07-05-2026 2/3 mangalsutra worth Rs.60,000/-.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that both the parties are neithbour and due to prior existing dispute, a scuffle took place between the parties, in which both the parties sustained injuries and there is case and counter case between the parties. Learned counsel submits that the injuries to the injured is simple in nature and does not corroborate with the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. He further submits that petitioner is a young boy of 21 years, having one criminal antecedent, in which he is on bail and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the nature of allegation leveled against the petitioner as well as the young age of petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-I, Jhanjharpur/

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31127 of 2026(2) dt.07-05-2026 3/3 concerned Court in connection with Lakhanour P.S. Case No.158 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T