Vinod Kumar Mahato @ Vinod Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69390 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2024 Thana- MANJHAGARH District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Vinod Kumar Mahato @ Vinod Mahato Son of Jaishri Mahato Resident of village - Koini, P.S.- Manjhagarh, District - Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Shubhangi Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 25-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 262, 121(1), 121(2), 132, 109(1), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the petitioner has given a knife blow after having the knife from the pocket of Akshay Kumar on the hand of the informant due to which the informant has received cut injuries on his hand. It is further alleged that after that the knife blow was given on the neck of Baiju Sah which was evaded by his hand and due to which Baiju Sah received cut injuries on his hand and fell down.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for the same offence, two cases have been filed; one was filed under Section 30 of the Excise Act and the other is this one. Learned counsel has further submitted that from perusal of the FIR itself it is clear that both the injured have received injuries on their hand and from perusal of the FIR itself it is clear that the story is concocted one. In FIR it is alleged that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69390 of 2025(2) dt.25-09-2025 2/2 Akash Kumar told this petitioner that Akshay is having knife in his pocket and on this the petitioner took the knife from the pocket of Akshay. This story is not palpable one. Learned counsel has submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 04.08.2025.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail to the petitioner and has submitted that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of two case.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 223 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Gopalganj. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T