Suraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36139 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2025 Thana- KAJRA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Suraj Kumar S/O Lochan Bind R/O Village-Aarma,PS-Kajra, DisttLakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Mukesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Nitya Nand Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 18-06-2025 1.
Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Kajra PS case no. 12 of 2025 dated 03.02.2025, disclosing offences punishable under Section 126(2) and other allied sections of B.N.S. Act.
3.
The prosecution story, as per the First Information Report, is that on 02.02.2025 at about 3 pm, while the informant was going towards his field, he was accosted by the petitioner, who started abusing the informant. When the informant protested, the petitioner assaulted him with lathi at his hand, due to which, he became unconscious and thereafter, the petitioner dragged the informant with a towel put around his neck. It has further been alleged that the accused persons torn the saree of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36139 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 2/3 the informant's mother and snatched mangalsutra and Rs. 4500/-.
4.
Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that both parties are close door neighbours and they are residing side by side. Learned counsel further submits that there is land dispute between the parties from before, for which, Title Suit No. 31 of 2017 is pending. Referring to the impugned order, learned counsel submits that it has been mentioned in paragraph no. 33 of the case diary that despite best efforts made by the investigating officer, the hospital did not provide the injury report of the victims.
5.
Regard being had to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that both parties are neighbours having land dispute, for which, title suit is pending and the prosecution has not produced injury report to show the injuries sustained by the victims, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6.
This application is, accordingly, allowed.
7.
Let petitioner, abovenamed, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36139 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 3/3 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Kajra PS case no. 12 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) rinkee/- U T