Patna High Court
Ugan Poddar @ Ugan KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
Anticipatory bail was refused.
Summary
Ugan Poddar applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case (PS Dhamdaha Case No. 201 of 2025) for assaulting Manoranjan Poddar with a lathi, causing two injuries, one grievous, under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The petitioner claimed he was falsely implicated due to a land dispute and asserted his innocence. The State opposed the bail, highlighting the seriousness of the alleged offences and the petitioner’s prior criminal antecedent. The court examined the nature of the accusations, the injuries inflicted, and the statutory provisions governing anticipatory bail. Considering the gravity of the charges and the antecedent, the court refused the petitioner's anticipatory bail application.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in view of the alleged assault and grievous injury.
- Whether the existence of a prior criminal antecedent precludes the grant of anticipatory bail.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 109, 115(2), 118(1), 126(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- assault
- grievous injury
- land dispute
- criminal antecedent
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17178 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-201 Year-2025 Thana- DHAMDAHA District- Purnia
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Ugan Poddar @ Ugan Kumar S/o Shiv Shankar Poddar R/o Village - Kuwari
Gola, P.S - Dhamdaha, District - Purnea
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Binode Bariar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, A.P.P.
For the Informant : Mr. Sumit Kumar Bhagat, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant
and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Dhamdaha P. S.
Case No. 201 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable
under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109
of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per F.I.R., this petitioner assaulted one
Manoranjan Poddar, repeatedly, on his head with lathi as a result
of which, he sustained two injuries, one of which is found to be
grievous.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner
has falsely been implicated in this case due to land dispute.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17178 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026
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5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed
the bail application and submitted that petitioner has got one
criminal antecedent.
6. Considering the nature of accusation and injury,
prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-
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