Pravesh Mahto @ Ram Ganesh Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67596 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2024 Thana- PATNA CITY CHOWK District- Patna ====================================================== 1.
Pravesh Mahto @ Ram Ganesh Mahto S/O Late Laxman Mahto R/O Molhalla- Hiran Sah Ghat Chowk, P.S.- Chowk, District- Patna 2.
Naresh Mahto @ Ram Naresh Mahto S/O Late Laxman Mahto R/O Molhalla- Hiran Sah Ghat Chowk, P.S.- Chowk, District- Patna 3.
Urmila Devi W/O Late Laxman Mahto R/O Molhalla- Hiran Sah Ghat Chowk, P.S.- Chowk, District- Patna 4.
Sabita Devi W/O Naresh Mahto @ Ram Naresh Mahto R/O Molhalla- Hiran Sah Ghat Chowk, P.S.- Chowk, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Raj Krishna Jha, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Atul Anand, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 307, 379, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, on 21.06.2024, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, variously armed, abused and assaulted informant and his family members.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67596 of 2025(4) dt.13-01-2026 2/3
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Assertion of right, title and possession over a piece of land led to maar-peet in which both sides sustained injuries. There is case and counter-case. Doctor has found the injuries, allegedly caused by these petitioners, simple in nature. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, case and counter-case between the parties, nature of injuries allegedly caused by these petitioners and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Patna City, Patna in connection with Chowk P.S. Case No. 297 of 2024,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67596 of 2025(4) dt.13-01-2026 3/3 subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T