Khantar Muni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68614 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2025 Thana- Raghuvanshnagar District- Purnia ====================================================== 1.

Khantar Muni, Son of Late Sanichar Muni, Resident of village - Laxmipur Ward No.- 06, P.S.- Raghubansh Nagar, District - Purnea. 2.

Jitendra Muni @ Jitendra Kumar, Son of Sri Khantar Muni, Resident of village - Laxmipur, Ward No.- 06, P.S.- Raghubansh Nagar, DistrictPurnea. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Amit Kumar Anand, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail, apprehending their arrest, in connection with Raghubansh Nagar P.S. Case No.61 of 2025, dated-15.06.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per allegation, the Petitioners along with other co-accused assaulted the Informant causing injury on his person.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that on account of land dispute,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68614 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 occurrence had taken place and both the sides got injury leading to lodging of case and counter case. The Counter case filed by the Petitioners' side bears Raghuwansh Nagar P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioners have not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents.

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioners for bail.

8. Considering the case and counter case and injury on both the sides, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioners, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Raghubansh Nagar P.S. Case No.61 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68614 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioners have any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners after hearing them and getting satisfied that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents despite their knowledge of the same.

(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.

(Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T