Ajeet Kumar @ Ajit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90762 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2025 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Purnia ====================================================== Ajeet Kumar @ Ajit Kumar S/O Vijendar Yadav R/O Vill.- Barhkona, P.S.- Mirganj, Dist.- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bipin Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard learned Advocate for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No.83 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 303(2) and 352 of the BNS.
3. The petitioner along with other accused persons are said to have abused and assaulted the informant over the dispute of keeping straw on his hutment. It is specifically alleged against the petitioner that he snatched a Golden Hanumani of 10 gram from the neck of the informant.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner contended that the genesis of the occurrence is a land dispute which resulted into a free fight and lodging of the case and counter case,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90762 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 2/3 bearing Mirganj P.S. Case No.85 of 2025, instituted against the informant and others. In the afore-noted occurrence, the persons of both the sides have sustained serious injuries; however, the prosecution has failed to explain the injuries, which are allegedly sustained to the persons of the petitioner's side. It is further contended that so far the injuries, which are allegedly sustained to the informant are concerned, the same have been found to be simple in nature. To support the aforesaid contention, the injury report has been placed on record as Annexure-P/2 to the bail application. It has also been apprised that other co-accused persons who are facing almost identical allegation have been allowed the privilege of anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No.86706 of 2025. The petitioner bears fair antecedent.
5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State submitted that the petitioner has actively participated in the crime.
6. Having considered the limited role of the petitioner as alleged in the FIR, besides the factum of the case and counter case in the genesis of the land dispute as also the fact that the other accused persons facing identical allegation have been allowed the privilege of anticipatory bail as well as the fair
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90762 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 3/3 antecedent of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No.83 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioner.
(Harish Kumar, J) rohit/- U T