Arun Mandal @ Arun Kumar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54606 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1195 Year-2023 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== Arun Mandal @ Arun Kumar Mandal son of Sri Chhavi Nath Mandal Resident of Tamta Toli Panchayat Bhawan, P.S -K. Hat, (Maranga) DistPurnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Amit Kumar Anand, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail in connection with K. Hat Maranga P.S. Case No. 1195 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 307, 379 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per prosecution case, there is allegation against the petitioner who is said to have assaulted the informant's brother, Ganesh Kumar on his head by means of iron rod.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the first information report and he has been falsely
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54606 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 implicated in this case. It is submitted that though there is allegation of assault against the petitioner by means of iron rod, but the injury sustained by the informant's brother has been found to be simple in nature, as stated in para 12 of the bail petition. Petitioner is in custody since 23.06.2025. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent. It is orally submitted that chargesheet has already been submitted and there is no likelihood of tampering with the prosecution evidence.
5. The learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, keeping in view the clean antecedent, period of custody, charge sheet has been submitted in the case and there is no likelihood of tampering with the prosecution evidence and the argument advanced on behalf of both sides, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with K. Hat (Maranga) P.S. Case No. 1195 of 2023, subject to following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors shall be either father or mother or sister or brother or wife or the person who has sworn
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54606 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 3/3 the affidavit in bail application.
(ii) Petitioner will co-operate in trial and will remain present on all dates and absence for two consecutive dates without appropriate permission, would be a ground for cancellation of bail by the learned Trial court itself. (iii) If the petitioner tamper with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
(Alok Kumar Pandey, J) mcverma/- U T