Dharmendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36343 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-177 Year-2024 Thana- HATHAURI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Dharmendra Kumar S/o Late Siyaram Sah R/o Village- Simari, P.S.- Hathauri, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vijay Kumar For the State :
Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 24-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Hathauri P.S. Case No. 177 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 329(3), 118(1), 117(2), 74, 303(2), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and later on, Section 109 of the BNS, 2023 is being added.
3. As per allegation, the petitioner along with other coaccused persons armed with weapons came to the informant and started abusing and assaulting the informant. When informant's wife came to his rescue, accused persons dragged her. It is further alleged that accused persons also snatched some valuable documents, gold chain and mangalsutra from neck of the informant's wife. The specific allegation against the petitioner is that he inflicted iron rod
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36343 of 2025(4) dt.24-11-2025 2/2 blow on the head of the informant.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that only one sharp-cut injury was found on the forehead of the informant which does not corroborate the allegation against the petitioner who, according to witnesses and the informant, assaulted him with lathi. The land dispute is an admitted fact in the FIR and the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent.
5. On the other hand, learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.-1st Class, Muzaffarpur in connection with Hathauri P.S. Case No. 177 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) priyanka/- U T