Patna High CourtCR. MISC./58266/2025bail granted

Ugranath Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-27Mr. Justice Ajit Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58266 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-422 Year-2024 Thana- KEWATI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Ugranath Yadav S/o Dhanik Lal Yadav R/o Village- Sonhan, P.S.- Keoti, District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Girish Chandra Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Keoti P.S. Case No. 422 of 2024, dated 21.12.2024, registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 109, 303(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 15.12.2024 at about 1.15 hours when the son of the informant went to the field to sow crops, the F.I.R. named persons already present with lathi, danda and other weapons started abusing the son of the informant and after hearing the hulla, informant and his sister-in-law (Bhabhi) namely Suhagni Devi went there, then Dhanik Lal Yadav took sharp weapon from Ugranath Yadav and hit on the head of the informant. After this F.I.R. named person

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58266 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 2/3 assaulted the informant and his sister-in-law (Bhabhi). The informant further alleged that Gita Devi snatched the Mangalsutra of Bhabhi of the Informant and lastly, with the help of relatives, the informant and his Bhabhi were brought to the DMCH for treatment.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and there is land dispute between the parties. From the contents of the F.I.R., it would be apparent that the informant has alleged that the sharp weapon was supplied by this petitioner to co-accused Dhanik Lal Yadav, who had inflicted injury upon the informant. It has next been submitted that there is a case and counter case between the parties and both the parties have sustained injuries. It has further been submitted that Keoti P.S. Case No. 416 of 2024 has been registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. at the instant of this petitioner against the informant and others.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Taking into consideration the fact that there is a case and counter case between the parties, both the parties have sustained injuries and the petitioner has got clean antecedent, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58266 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 3/3 his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Darbhanga in connection with Keoti P.S. Case No. 422 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as well as the following conditions:- (i) one of the bailors should be the family member/relative of the petitioner (s) who shall provide official document 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 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.

(Ajit Kumar, J) pravinkumar/- U T