Shatrudhan Maurya @ Shatughna Maurya v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88390 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2025 Thana- Krishnabraham District- Buxar ====================================================== Shatrudhan Maurya @ Shatughna Maurya Son of Suresh Singh Resident of Village and P.O. - Barka Dhakaich, P.S. - Krishnabraham, Dist. - Buxar. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar 2.
Rajkumari Devi W/o Garjan Singh Resident of Village and P.O - Barka Dhakaich, P.S - Krishnabraham, District - Buxar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Abhimanyu Vatsa, Advocate Mr. Sameer Sawarn, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case instituted under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per prosecution case, on the alleged date of occurrence, when the informant was sitting at her door, the named accused persons including petitioner came there and told her to vacate the house as the house was sold to them by her brother-in-law. Upon refusal, the accused persons forcibly dragged her out of the house. The petitioner is alleged to have given iron blow on her right hand due to which her finger got
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88390 of 2025(2) dt.09-01-2026 2/3 fractured.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The parties are agnates and there is land dispute between them. Some free fight took place between the parties in which both sides got injuries. Injury found on the finger of the injured is not on vital part. Similarly situated co-accused Bharat Singh @ Bharat Singh Maurya has been granted anticipatory bail by a coordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 05.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No.85686 of 2025. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and the trial.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned court in connection with Krishnabraham P.S. Case No.131 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88390 of 2025(2) dt.09-01-2026 3/3 the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) harish/- U T