Vinod Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34480 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2026 Thana- CHANDRAMANDI District- Jamui ====================================================== 1.

Vinod Sah Son of Late Munshi Sah Resident of Village- Chandramandih, P.S.- Chandramandih, District- Jamui.

2.

Sandeep Sah Son of Late Sukhdeo Sah Resident of Village- Chandramandih, P.S.- Chandramandih, District- Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Akhauri Kamal Kishore Sahay For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-05-2026 The matter has been taken up today through video conferencing.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

3. The Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chandramandi P.S. Case No. 24/2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 109(1), 132, 125(a), 125(b), 351(2) and 352 of the B.N.S.

4. As per the prosecution case, the informant was maintaining peace, law and order during the immersion of the Saraswati Puja idol. It is alleged that certain persons carrying

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34480 of 2026(2) dt.19-05-2026 2/3 the idol of Goddess Saraswati in the procession were not behaving properly. It is further alleged that the informant, along with the police force, stopped such persons from indulging in such acts and requested them to immerse the idol in a peaceful manner. Thereafter, about 40 to 50 persons started abusing the police personnel and started pelting stones at them, as a result of which some persons sustained injuries. It is further alleged that four persons were apprehended at the spot while the others managed to flee away. It has also been alleged that, on the basis of local information and available video footage, the petitioners were identified as being among the persons who were creating hindrance in the peaceful immersion of the idol.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioners. It has also been submitted that the petitioners were bystanders, watching the immersion of the idol, but during the commotion, they fled away from the place of occurrence and were wrongly identified as the persons creating hindrance. It has next been submitted that there is no injury report on record to substantiate the allegation of assault on the police force. Lastly, it has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34480 of 2026(2) dt.19-05-2026 3/3 submitted that the petitioner No.1 has got no criminal antecedents, while petitioner No.2 has been made accused in one another case, but not of similar nature.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

7. Heard the parties and perused the record.

8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Jamui, in connection with Chandramandi P.S. Case No. 24/2026 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.)

9. This application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) Pawan/- U T