Manjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73456 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2025 Thana- BASANTPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.
Manjeet Kumar S/o Late Sarbhu Prasad R/o village_Lachhuwa Basauli, PS_Naviganj , District_Siwan 2.
Raju Kumar S/o Late Sarbhu Prasad R/o village_Lachhuwa Basauli, PS_Naviganj , District_Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Basantpur (Lakdi Naviganj) P.S. Case No. 171 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 117(2), 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.
3. The allegation against the petitioners is of causing assault to the informant and his family members along with other unknown persons by means of stick and wooden planks, due to which the informant and others have sustained serious injuries. There is further allegation of snatching of valuables.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioners submitted that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73456 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 2/3 the petitioners are none else but the brother-in-law of the informant's daughter and only on account of some matrimonial discord, the parties have entered into a free fight, resulting into some unfortunate injuries. However, the injuries which are allegedly sustained to the informant and others are concerned, the same have been found to be simple in nature. To support the aforesaid contention, attention of this Court has been drawn to the final injury report. The petitioners are said to be men of fair antecedent and they undertake that they will fully co-operate in the proceeding of the Court.
5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State opposed the pre-arrest bail application and submits that the petitioners have actively participated in the crime and brutally assaulted the informant and others.
6. Having considered the submissions advanced by learned Advocate for the respective parties and taking note of the genesis of the occurrence, coupled with the simple nature of injuries, besides their fair antecedent, let the petitioners above named be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73456 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M-I, Siwan in connection with Basantpur (Lakdi Naviganj) P.S. Case No. 171 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with the further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioners. (Harish Kumar, J) shivank/- U T