Munna @ Munesh Yadav @ Munna Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40318 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2025 Thana- PATNA CITY CHOWK District- Patna ====================================================== Munna @ Munesh Yadav @ Munna Yadav S/o Sharmanand Rai Resident of Village- Kachchi Ghat, P.S.- Chowk, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raj Krishna Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 303(2), 352 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that on a trivial issue, the petitioner has pressed the neck of the informant's brother and has also knocked him down. His associates have also assaulted him and it is alleged that the brother of the informant started bleeding from nose. Golden chain was snatched by Nikhil Yadav and Vishal Yadav.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40318 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/3 case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the F.I.R., it is clear that the allegation against the petitioner is that he has pressed the neck of the informant and that his two associates have assaulted the brother of the informant with slaps and fists. They are Nikki @ Nikhil Yadav and Vishal Yadav. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that from perusal of the order of leaned trial Court it will transpire that the learned trial Court has recorded in its order that "as per injury report mentioned in paras 28, 61 and 66 of the case diary, the two injuries at neck have been found simple in nature, whereas injury no.

03 (fracture of nasal bone but it is not displaced as per radiologist report) has been found grievous in nature." Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that there is no allegation against the petitioner of assaulting on nose. It has further been submitted that even if it is treated that the injury on nose is grievous one then also it will not attract Section 109 of the B.N.S. rather same is bailable in nature. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 03.04.2026.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the application for bail and have submitted that petitioner is having

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40318 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 3/3 criminal antecedent of four cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-VI, Patna City in connection with Chowk P.S. Case No. 268 of 2025 with the condition that petitioner shall cooperate in trial and shall remain physically present on each and every fixed date in the learned trial Court. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T