Bharat Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.892 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-449 Year-2025 Thana- JHAJHA District- Jamui ====================================================== Bharat Kumar Son of Munna Barnwal R/o Village- Dhamna, P.S.- Jhajha, District- Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanju Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 79, 296, 64(1), 61(2) and 62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. The allegation in the First Information Report is that while the informant was having an altercation with her husband's first wife, the accused persons including the present petitioner were making video of the said dispute and were threatening to make it viral and also indulged in abusing her.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits at the outset that the present F.I.R. was lodged after delay of two days without any plausible explanation given by the prosecution inasmuch as, while the present occurrence took place on 13.09.2025, the F.I.R. was lodged on 15.09.2025. It has further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.892 of 2026(2) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 been submitted that the informant herself admits that she is the second wife of Dilip Barnwal and the only allegation attributed to the petitioner and others is that they were engaged in making some videos of physical altercation with her husband's first wife causing her severe humiliation. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering backdrop of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Jhajha P. S. Case No. 449 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T