Antaryami Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62852 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2020 Thana- DHORAIYA District- Banka ====================================================== 1.
Antaryami Mandal S/o Late Sumari Mandal R/o Village -Gachiya, P.S.- Dhoraiya, Distt- Banka (Bihar) 2.
Shrista Devi W/o Antaryami Mandal R/o Village - Gachiya, P.S.- Dhoraiya, Distt- Banka (Bihar) 3.
Ajay Mandal S/o Antaryami Mandal R/o Village - Gachiya, P.S.- Dhoraiya, Distt- Banka (Bihar) 4.
Nitu devi W/o Ajay Mandal R/o Village - Gachiya, P.S.- Dhoraiya, DisttBanka (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Prabhat Kumar Dipak For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Ataur Rahman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 17-09-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek bail in anticipation of their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 504, 324, 307, 323 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and petitioner nos.2 and 4 are women and the informant alleges that Nitu came and started abusing, on objection, Antaryami Mandal assaulted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62852 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 2/3 him by khanti on head causing injury, when his wife and son came to save him, they were also assaulted by nine named accused persons by lathi and danda. Further, Nitu assaulted him by throwing stone causing injury below his eye.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that petitioners and the informant are agnates and are having land dispute since long as has been specifically pleaded at Para-7 of the anticipatory bail application It is also submitted that on account of dispute relating to land an altercation took place in which both sides assaulted each other. It is further submitted that even presuming what has been alleged is true without admitting, then the injury suffered by the injured is simple in nature which amply demonstrates that petitioners never had any intention of committing a serious occurrence and petitioners are not criminals.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62852 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 3/3 within a period of six weeks, are directed to be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Dhoraiya P. S. Case No.54 of 2020, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T