Dinesh Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74670 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-265 Year-2025 Thana- MAJHAULIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Dinesh Mahto S/o Belash Mahto R/o Village- Gora Semra, Ward No. 14, P.S.- Majhauliya, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sunil Kumar No.3, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Uday Chand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 Heard Mr. Sunil Kumar No.03, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Majhauliya P.S. Case No. 265 of 2025 instituted under Sections 329(3), 126(2), 115(2), 118(2), 109(1), 76, 303(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita, 2023 lodged on 06.05.2025 by the informant, Rinku Devi.
3. As per the prosecution story, in brief, is that on a petty issue of fight between the children, the elders came in and the allegation against this petitioner(herein) that he twice gave farsa blow to the lady-informant. Further, allegation is against other accused persons of giving 'lathi' blow and outraging the modesty beside taking away the ornaments/cash. This led to the FIR.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74670 of 2025(3) dt.20-02-2026 2/2
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he do not have criminal antecedent and it was a petty fight between the children, scuffle took place thereafter between the elders which led to the exaggerated FIR.
5. In this case, a coordinate bench had called for the case and the injury report.
6. Learned APP on the other hand with the help of injury report has shown that injuries are on the parietal bone near the eyes as also the thumb.
7. Taking into account the aforesaid facts/submissions and the allegation in the FIR being supported by the injuries, no case of anticipatory bail is made out.
8. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application stands rejected.
(Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T