Munna Kumar Salhaita v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32910 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2022 Thana- LAUKAHA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Munna Kumar Salhaita S/o Sanjay Kumar Salhaita R/o Village- Nahari, P.S.- Laukaha, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dileep Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 13-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Laukaha P.S. Case No. 75 of 2022 registered for the offences under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 354, 379, 504, 506/34 of the I.P.C.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that while he was cutting bamboo trees the named accused persons including the petitioner came their variously armed and threatened him of dire consequences and specifically it is alleged that the petitioner and one Mahendra Bhaidsawar grabbed him and one Sanjay Kumar Salhaita stabbed with a dagger.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32910 of 2025(3) dt.13-08-2025 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the instant case. Further submission is that from perusal of the FIR, it is evident that no specific over act has been alleged against the petitioner. It is next submitted that the injury report of the mother of the informant i.e. Kiran Devi has been brought on record by way of Annexure 'P/2' and the injuries sustained by her are found to be simple in nature. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Laukaha P.S. Case No. 75 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with corresponding Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S. as well as subject to the following conditions:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32910 of 2025(3) dt.13-08-2025 3/3 (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative.

(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates, or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned. (iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

(v) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed. (Sourendra Pandey, J) tusharika/- U T