Mantu Sahani @ Mantu Kumar Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33133 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2026 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Mantu Sahani @ Mantu Kumar Sahani son of Yogendra Sahani Resident of Vill- Etwarpur,P.O-Jalalpur,P.S-Lalganj, Dist- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Arvind Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application for anticipatory bail arises out of Lalganj P.S. Case No. 46 of 2026 for the offence punishable under Section 121, 121(1), 117(23), 118(2), 109, 352 and 351(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per the allegation, due to previous dispute, this petitioner and co-accused persons, armed with sword, country made pistol, spear, rod and knife, suddenly attacked the informant. There is specific allegation that this petitioner with an intention to kill, assaulted on the head of the informant by means of sword.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted, referring to the impugned order, that the injuries sustained by the informant are simple in nature, caused by hard and blunt

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33133 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 substance and, thus, the injury report does not substantiate the allegation levelled against the petitioner. It has further been submitted that there is inordinate delay of three days in lodging the FIR and the petitioner has been made accused due to village politics. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedents.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Heard the parties and perused the record.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest/surrender within six weeks from today in the Court below, 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 ACJM-VIII-cum-Sub Judge-IX/Successor Court, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 46 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita. (Praveen Kumar, J) Pawan/- U T