Arjun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82077 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-466 Year-2025 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Arjun Kumar, Male, aged about 23 years, Son of Shiv Nath Singh, Resident of Chotki Magahiya, P.S.- Kateya, District - Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... .. Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Deepankar Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 466 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 329(4), 109 and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per allegation in the FIR, the petitioner assaulted the informant and her daughter upon her head with iron dab with an intention to kill her and the dispute is due to discharge of drainage water.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82077 of 2025(3) dt.20-02-2026 2/3 he assaulted the informant and his daughter with iron rod upon his head but the injury report suggests that the injuries are simple in nature. He further submits that there is no any independent witness has supported the case of the prosecution and the entire prosecution story is concocted and fabricated. He next submits that there is case and counter case between the parties. He lastly submits that the delay is of about three days and there is no any plausive explanation in this regard. Petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the petition.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. From perusal of the FIR, case diary, injury report and also perused the impugned order dated 19.09.2025 passed by the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-Ist, Gopalganj, it appears that on the basis of fardbeyan of the informant, namely, Suresh Singh, FIR has been registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 329(4), 109 and 3(5) of the BNS against the five co-accused persons including the present petitioner and the allegation against the petitioner is that he assaulted the informant and her daughter on the head with iron dab with an intention to kill her. From perusal of the injury
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82077 of 2025(3) dt.20-02-2026 3/3 report, it also appears that the injuries upon the injured are Extracalvarial soft tissue, thickness in the left Parietooccipital region, Bilateral Maxillary sinus Mucosol thickening, Pericranial fracture and soft tissue in the left frontal pareital region consistent with trauma, fracture of the right nasal bone, Bilateral paranasal sinusitis involving maxillay, ethmoid and frontal sinuses, some injuries are grievous and some are simple in nature, caused by hard and blunt substance, so considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner as well as involvement of the petitioner in the alleged commission of offence, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly, the application stands rejected. (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Anand Kr.
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