Saltu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42557 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-2026 Thana- HALSI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Saltu Kumar, Male, aged about 22 years, Son of Parshuram Rajak @ Parshu Ram, Resident of Village - Kaindi, P.S.- Halsi, District- Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arvind Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 01-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Halsi P.S. Case No. 86 of 2026 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 75, 329(4), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and others being armed with bricks, lathi, stones and iron rod arrived at the door of the informant, started abusing and assaulting the informant and her sons.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of local village politics. He submits that there is case and counter case attributed between both the parties. He further submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42557 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 nature of allegation is general and omnibus. He next submits that there is a counter version that the petitioner's party have also received injuries. Petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the petition and he is in custody since 15.05.2026.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.
6. From perusal of the FIR, seizure list and the impugned order of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-V, Lakhisarai dated 02.06.2026, it appears that petitioner is named in the FIR. From perusal of the records, it also appears that on the basis of written report of the informant, Geeta Devi, FIR has been registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 75, 329(4), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS against the present petitioner and the allegation against the petitioner and others is that he being armed with bricks, lathi, stones and iron rod arrived at the door of the informant, started abusing and assaulting the informant and her sons. Petitioner is under custody since 15.05.2026 having got clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the petition. Similarly situated co-accused persons namely Ranbir Kumar @ Ranvir Kumar @ Ramveer Kumar and Ravindra Kumar have been granted regular bail by a Co-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42557 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 41965 of 2026 vide order dated 29.06.2026, so considering all these aspects of the case and submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner above named be released on regular bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Lakhisarai in connection with Halsi P.S. Case No. 86 of 2026. (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Anand Kr.
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