Manoj Kumar Singh @ Manoj Singh @ Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89842 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-329 Year-2025 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Singh @ Manoj Singh @ Manoj Kumar S/O Lal Babu Singh R/O Vill.- Kanchanpur, P.S.- Bidupur, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ravish Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard Mr. Ravish Mishra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Parmanand Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 329/2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 115(2),126(2),109,118(1),117(1),74,76,352,351(3),3(5), of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons named therein including the petitioner assaulted the informant by means of sickle, causing head injury to her. When family members of the informant came in her rescue, the accused persons also assaulted them, causing injuries to them.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89842 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 2/3 petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submitted that there is case and counter case between the parties and due to a petty dispute, an altercation took place and both the sides entered into fierce fight and in the self-defence, petitioner may have caused some injury on the person of the informant. The Medical Board was constituted and as per the opinion of the Medical Board, the injury sustained by the informant is simple in nature, caused by hard and blunt substance. Petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that there is case and counter case between the parties and in the self-defence, petitioner may have caused some injury on the person of the informant without intention and moreover the doctor has opined that the injury sustained by the informant is simple in nature, caused by hard and blunt substance, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89842 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 3/3 released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur / Concerned Court in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 329/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned 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 paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T