Patna High Court

Tej Narayan SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 23 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: ANIL KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The court granted anticipatory bail to the appellants, subject to a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties each, under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023.

Summary

The appellants, a group of villagers, were charged in a land‑related dispute after allegedly assaulting an informant and her family while preventing them from collecting Mahua, using caste slurs and causing injuries. They faced multiple offences under the Bihar Negotiable (B.N.S.) statutes and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The informant and the State opposed anticipatory bail, citing the injuries and caste‑based abuse. The court noted that the dispute was essentially a civil land issue, the injuries were not serious, and the caste abuse was not in full public view. Relying on Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023, the court granted anticipatory bail to the appellants, subject to a bond and sureties.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the accused persons charged under sections of the B.N.S. and the SC/ST (POA) Act.
Whether the nature and seriousness of the alleged injuries and caste‑based abuse warrant denial of bail.
Whether the court can invoke its inherent powers under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023 to grant anticipatory bail.

Legislation cited

Bihar Negotiable (B.N.S.) — s. 109(1), 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 303(2), 74
B.N.S.S., 2023 — s. 482(2)
SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — s. 3(2)(vg), 3(i)(r)(s)(w)

Subjects

anticipatory bail
caste discrimination
land dispute
assault
SC/ST (POA) Act
Section 482
criminal procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3030 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2025 Thana- KATORIYA District- Banka
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           1.     Tej Narayan Singh S/o Late Shankar Singh R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Katoriya,
                  Distt.- Banka
           2.    Chandan Kumar Singh @ Chandan Singh S/o Tej Narayan Singh R/o
                 Bhosar, P.S.- Katoriya, Distt.- Banka
           3.    Sagar Singh S/o Tej Narayan Singh R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Katoriya, Distt.-
                 Banka
           4.    Hakim Singh S/o Late Badri Singh R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Katoriya, Distt.-
                 Banka
           5.    Rup Narayan Singh S/o Chitaman Singh R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Katoriya, Distt.-
                 Banka
           6.    Rabindra Singh S/o Late Shankar Singh R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Katoriya, Distt.-
                 Banka
           7.    Birendra Kumar Singh @ Virendra Singh S/o Late Akhileshwar Singh @
                 Akhilesh Singh R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Katoriya, Distt.- Banka
           8.    Pitambar Singh @ Ritamber Singh S/o Santu Singh R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Ka-
                 toriya, Distt.- Banka
           9.    Deepak Singh S/o Jayakant Singh R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Katoriya, Distt.- Banka
           10. Sakto Singh S/o Ravindra Singh R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Katoriya, Distt.- Banka

                                                                                  ... ... Appellant/s
                                                       Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    Manju Devi W/o Radhe Das R/o Bhorsar, P.S.- Katoriya, Distt.- Banka

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :

                 For the Appellant/s    :        Mr.Aditya Nath Pandey

                 For the Respondent/s   :        Mr.Sadanand Paswan

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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   23-02-2026          1. Heard the parties.

                       2. The appellants apprehend their arrest in connection with

                   Katoriya P.S. Case No. 94 of 2025 dt: 18.04.2025 registered
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          for the offence under Section 126 (2), 115(2), 74, 109(1),

          117(2), 303(2) of the B.N.S., Section 3(i)(r)(s)(w) / 3(2)(vg) of

          the SC/ST (POA) Act and being aggrieved by the order dated

          05.06.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge 1 st cum

          Special Judge SC/ST (POA) Act, Banka in ABP No. 603 of

          2025 has preferred this appeal for grant of anticipatory bail.

              3. As per the F.I.R. on 08.04.2025 at about 8:30 in the morn-

          ing the informant along with other family members went to

          the village Karmataand to collect ‘Mahua’ where appellants

          along with other named accused persons in the F.I.R. armed

          with weapons in their hands started abusing with their caste

          name and prevented them from picking ‘Mahua’. The informant

          told accused persons that the ‘Mahua’ belongs to the informant

          and her family members upon which they abused the informant

          and others with their caste name. The appellant no. 3 -Sagar

          Singh along with co-accused Suraj Singh brought the informant

          and her ‘gotani’ on the floor by holding their hair and started

          assaulting due to which the informant got fracture in leg and

          ‘gotani’ got fracture in finger.

              4. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that both

          parties are co-villagers and there was dispute relating to land

          where ‘Mahua’ was standing. The allegation against the appel-
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          lants are general and omnibus in nature and one of the

          co-accused Suraj Singh was arrested and has been granted regu-

          lar bail. The injury caused to the informant and others have not

          been brought on record by the prosecution and injuries are

          reserved as of today.

              5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the informant

          opposite party no. 2 and State opposed the prayer for bail and

          submits that injuries have been caused but the nature of injury

          has not been disclosed by the doctor.

              6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties,

          taking into consideration the fact that there appears to be land

          dispute between the parties, injuries are not serious in nature

          and abuse by caste name is not in full public view , accordingly,

          I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the appellants.

              7. Let the appellants, above named, be released on anticipa-

          tory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court be-

          low within a period of four weeks from today on furnishing bail

          bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two

          sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri

          Abhishek Kumar Bhan, Addl. Sessions Judge -1-cum- Special

          Judge SC / ST (POA) Act, Banka / concerned court in connec-

          tion with Katoriya P.S. Case No. 94 of 2025 subject to the
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                         condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S.

                         2023.



                                                   (Anil Kumar Sinha, J)
praful/-

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