Sinheshwar Mahto @ Sinheshwar Mahta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57387 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-507 Year-2024 Thana- MURLIGANJ District- Madhepura ====================================================== Sinheshwar Mahto @ Sinheshwar Mahta S/O Late Haddi Mahto VillageTamot Parsa Devenrahi, Ward No. 11, P.S.- Murliganj, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Surya Narayan Yadav, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109 and 303(2) of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, assaulted informant and his family members by means of rifle, lathi and iron rod.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is apparent that specific accusation of assault is against other co-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57387 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/2 accused persons. Petitioner is only alleged to be member of the mob. No specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against this petitioner. There is case and counter-case. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, case and counter-case and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Madhepura in connection with Murliganj P.S. Case No. 507 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T