Murari Mahto @ Murari Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42148 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2026 Thana- KAJRA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== 1.
Murari Mahto @ Murari Mandal S/o Dahu Mahto @ Maheshwar Mandal R/o Village - Madhopur, PS - Kajra, District - Lakhisarai At present Faridkot, P.S and District - Faridkot, State - Punjab, Pin - 151203 2.
Rahul Mahto @ Rakesh Kumar S/o Murari Mahto @ Murari Mandal R/o Village - Madhopur, PS - Kajra, District - Lakhisarai At present Faridkot, P.S and District - Faridkot, State - Punjab, Pin - 151203 ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bipin Kumar Deo, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehends their arrest in connection with Kajra P.S. Case No.35 of 2026, dated 17.03.2026, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 109(1), 324(1), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per the FIR, the petitioners are said to have assaulted the informant and his family members by means of lathi and rod.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42148 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 this case. It is submitted that for the same and similar incident, there is case and counter case between the parties and both sides have sustained simple injuries. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents and the injuries are simple in nature, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, 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 S.D.J.M., Lakhisarai/Successor Court in connection with Kajra P.S. Case No.35 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS as well as the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/ known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document/ personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42148 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 entail cancellation of his/her/their bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds.
7. At the time of accepting the bail bonds, the learned Court below shall verify the nature of the injuries from the injury report/medical records available on record. In the event it is found that the injuries are grievous in nature and not simple as submitted before this Court, the bail bonds shall not be accepted.
(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T