Govind Mahto @ Govind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3829 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-383 Year-2023 Thana- TEGHRHA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Govind Mahto @ Govind Kumar S/o Jibach @ Jeevaksh Mahto Resident of village- Danyalpur Cokuha Tola, ward no.- 20, P.S- Teghra, Dist- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Braj Bhusan Poddar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-02-2025 Heard Mr. Braj Bhusan Poddar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Zainul Abedin, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No. 383 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 326, 307, 379, 354B, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the allegation made in the F.I.R., the petitioner along with other co-accused is said to have assaulted the informant inflicting injury on the right upper back of the shoulder and also outraged the modesty of the wife of the informant

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged. The petitioner and the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3829 of 2025(2) dt.19-02-2025 2/2 informant are agnate and there is land dispute between them. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is ornamental. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM-I, Begusarai in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No. 383 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T