Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.591 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2025 Thana- BARBIGHA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Yadav S/O Late Sukar Yadav R/O VillageBalwapur, P.S- Barbigha, Distt.- Sheikhpura. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bipin Kumar, Advocate Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-04-2026 Heard Mr. Bipin Kumar along with Mr. Abhishek Kumar, learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy, learned APP for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Barbigha P.S.Case No.193 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the coaccused persons including the petitioner with a common intention to kill the informant and his other family members assaulted with iron rod.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent. General
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.591 of 2026(3) dt.02-04-2026 2/3 general and omnibus allegation has been alleged against the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that altogether five persons including the petitioner have been made accused in the present case and out of them, two have been released on prearrest bail by the learned district court, vide impugned order dated 09.12.2025. Learned counsel also submitted that in selfdefence, the petitioner may have caused some injuries on the person of the injured, which are simple in nature. Petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the fact that in self-defence, the petitioner may have caused some injuries on the person of the injured, which are simple in nature, the petitioner is directed to be 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/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura/concerned court, in connection with Barbigha P.S.Case No.193 of 2025, subject to conditions
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.591 of 2026(3) dt.02-04-2026 3/3 as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS of 2023
7. 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) chn/- U T