Navneet Singh @ Kanhiya v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33651 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-463 Year-2025 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== 1.
Navneet Singh @ Kanhiya, Son of - Harivansh Narayan Singh @ Ful Babu; 2.
Rahul Paswan, Son of Upendra Paswan;
Both are resident of Village - Ganipur Tarauni, P.S. - Bahadurpur, District - Darbhanga.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Baidyanath Prasad, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual mode.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 463 of 2025 registered for the offence(s) under Section(s) 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2) 352, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (B.N.S.).
3. The prosecution case is to the effect that the
2/4 informant was called by petitioner No. 1, namely, Navneet Singh, who asked him to bring water and when the informant did not oblige, the said accused/Navneet Singh started abusing and assaulting the informant. It is further alleged that the coaccused/Vivek Paswan assaulted the informant on his head by means of knife and petitioner No. 2, namely, Rahul Paswan assaulted the informant with an iron rod along with five unknown persons.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case on account of some minor difference between friends. It has been submitted that from the perusal of the injury report, which finds mentioned in the impugned order also, it appears that the injury is superficial in nature and a very minor one and is simple. It has further been submitted that no specific allegation has been leveled against petitioner No. 1 and as far as the allegation of hitting the forehead is concerned, the same is on coaccused/Vivek Paswan. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. The learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
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6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, let the petitioners, above-named, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the concerned Court/successor Court within a period of four weeks from today, on their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court/successor Court where the case is pending in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 463 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 read with corresponding Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (B.N.S.S.)
as well as subject to the following conditions : (i) One of the bailors of the petitioners shall be their close relative and the other shall be a local resident. (ii) The petitioners shall remain physically present before the concerned Court on each and every date of the trial and shall cooperate in the investigation. (iii) In case of absence for two consecutive occasions or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bonds of the petitioners will be liable to be cancelled by the concerned Court.
(iv) The concerned Court shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case, at any stage, it is found that they have concealed their criminal antecedents, the Court concerned shall take necessary steps for
4/4 cancellation of their bail bond. 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. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial.
8. The application stands allowed.
(Sourendra Pandey, J) Praveen-II/Tannu U T