Sumit Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50092 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2026 Thana- SHIVSAGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Sumit Singh S/o Narayan Singh Resident of Village- More Sarai Karjar, P.S.- Shiv Sagar, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shashikant, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Parmanand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 27-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Shiv Sagar P.S. Case No. 166 of 2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 329(3), 115(2), 126(2), 74, 351(2), 352, and 3(5) of the BNS, and Section 37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The allegation in the F.I.R. is that on the eventful day, the petitioner along with Devanand Tiwari and 8-10 unknown miscreants came to the door (darwaza) of the informant and misbehaved with the informant and her daughter. Upon raising an alarm, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law came to the rescue, whereupon the accused persons engaged in a scuffle with them.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50092 of 2026(2) dt.27-07-2026 2/3
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. The parties are agnates, and prior to the lodging of the present case, an F.I.R. dated 29.04.2026 was instituted by the petitioner side against the informant side (Shiv Sagar P.S. Case No. 127 of 2026). He further submits that there is an ongoing long-standing land dispute between the parties, for which Title Suit No. 1141 of 2014 is pending (Annexure-3). Drawing attention to paragraph 3 of the petition, he submits that although the petitioner was made an accused in an earlier case (Shiv Sagar P.S. Case No. 293 of 2015), he has already been acquitted in that matter.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Having considered the submissions of the parties and keeping in view that the petitioner and the informant are agnates, that there is a case and counter-case with the petitioner's F.I.R. being prior in time, and that a long-standing land dispute/title suit is pending between the parties, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50092 of 2026(2) dt.27-07-2026 3/3 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-II, Sasaram, District - Rohtas in connection with Shiv Sagar P.S. Case No. 166 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 shall be a close family member of the petitioner.
(ii) Non-cooperation during investigation or trial, or involvement in a similar type of crime in the future, shall entail cancellation of bail.
(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J) rashmi/- U T