Dhirendra Kumar @ Dhiraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31660 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2026 Thana- MEDNI CHAUKI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Dhirendra Kumar @ Dhiraj Kumar S/o- Vijay Mahto Residence of villageKiranpur, P.S- Medni Chowki, Dist-Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Binay Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Medni Chowki P.S. Case No. 17/2026, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2) 109(1), 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of BNS.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, as per the informant is that at about 08:30 A.M., on account of some land dispute between the informant and petitioner-Dhirendra Kumar, all the accused persons started hurling abuses and while the informant along with her husband and mother-in-law were present on their house protested, meanwhile, accused Dhirendra Kumar, Vijay Mahto. Neelam Devi and Chhotu Kumar came armed with rod. lathi and danda and forcibly entered into the
2/4 house of the informant. Petitioner-Dhirendra Kumar assaulted at the head of the informant's husband with intention to kill, causing injury on head due to which he fell down on the ground and all the other accused persons assaulted the informant and her mother-in-law causing injury and also looted household articles of the informant and a chain from her and thereafter, the injured was treated at Community Health Centre, Surajgarha resulting into the institution of the present case.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. He further submits that he has falsely been implicated in the present case due to previous enmity. He further submits that the present case is counterblast to Medni Chowki P.S. Case No. 16/2026, which was filed by the petitioner's father against the informant and informant's side and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer of anticipatory bail.
6. As per the allegations levelled in the FIR, it transpires that on account of some land dispute between the informant and the petitioner-Dhirendra Kumar, the incident took place. The petitioner-Direndra Kumar is alleged to have
3/4 assaulted on the head of the informant's husband, however, in the impugned order, it has been recorded that the injury is simple in nature. With regard to the same incident, the father of the petitioner had earlier lodged an FIR which is Medni Chowki P.S. Case No. 16/2026 and therefore, it cannot be ruled out that this case has been instituted against the petitioner by way of counter-blast. The petitioner is also having clean antecedent. Under these circumstances, this Court is inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks from today, 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 the learned C.J.M. Lakhisarai in connection with Medni Chowki P.S. Case No. 17 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and subject to the further condition that:- (i) the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation/trial.
(ii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case it is found that
4/4 the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) kiran/- U T