Patna High Court
Rikki KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)
- Bench
- ANSHUMAN
Holding
Anticipatory bail was granted to appellant No. 2 but denied to appellant No. 1, and the lower court’s order was set aside.
Summary
The appellants, Rikki Kumar and Bablu Kumar Yadav, were charged under several provisions of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant with a lathi and pushing him, causing injuries. They applied for anticipatory bail, claiming innocence, clean antecedents, and that the alleged injuries were minor and the FIR was lodged after a two‑day delay. The prosecution and the second respondent opposed bail, citing specific allegations of assault, use of abusive language, and applicability of the SC/ST Act. The High Court granted bail to appellant No. 2 (Bablu Kumar Yadav) upon a bond of Rs 30,000 with conditions under Section 480(3) of the BNS, but rejected bail for appellant No. 1 (Rikki Kumar), directing the trial court to consider his surrender‑cum‑bail application. Consequently, the lower court’s order dated 15‑10‑2025 was set aside, and anticipatory bail was allowed only for the second appellant.
Issues considered
- Whether the allegations against the appellants attract non‑bailable offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the SC/ST Act.
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to each appellant in view of the nature of the alleged offences and the facts presented.
Legislation cited
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 109, 115(2), 126(2), 2(1)(d), 3(5), 351(2), 352, 480(3)
- SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — s. 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- assault
- SC/ST Act
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita
- bailable offence
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4668 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2025 Thana- BANNUBAGICHA District- Lakhisarai
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1. Rikki Kumar S/o Kedar Yadav R/o village - Barare, P.S - Bannubagicha,
District - Lakhisarai
2. Bablu Kumar Yadav @ Bablu Yadav S/o Arjun Yadav R/o village - Barare,
P.S - Bannubagicha, District - Lakhisarai
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Rohit Paswan S/o Nago Paswan R/o village - Barare, P.S - Bannubagicha,
District - Lakhisarai
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : Mr. Umesh Prasad, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl.P.P.
For the Resp. No. 2 : Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Advocate
Mr. Shreekant Vaidya, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
ORAL ORDER
3 16-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellants, learned
counsel for the respondent No. 2 and learned Special Public
Prosecutor for the State.
2. The present Cr. Appeal (SJ) application has been
filed for seeking grant of bail and setting aside the order dated
15.10.2025 in A.B.P. No. 1151 of 2025 arising out of
Bannubagicha P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025 passed by the District &
Additional Sessions Judge 1st-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST,
Lakhisarai, for the offence punishable under sections 126(2),
115(2), 109, 352, 351(2) & 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita,
2023 (hereinafter referred to as “BNS, 2023”) and under
Sections 3(1) (r) (s) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act.
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3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against
the appellants with the allegation that appellant No. 1 assaulted
the informant with a lathi on the head, as a result of which he
sustained injuries, and the appellant No. 2 used force, due to
which he fell down.
4. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the
appellants are innocent and have committed no offence. Counsel
submits that the appellants have clean antecedents. Counsel
further submits that all the sections are bailable except Section
109 of the BNS and the provisions of the SC/ST Act. Counsel
further submits that the ingredients of Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s)
and 3(2)(va) are not attracted in the present case.
5. Counsel further submits that from the injury report,
which is Annexure P/2, it is clear that a lacerated wound is
present, caused by a hard and blunt substance, and the injury is
simple in nature. Counsel further submits that there is a delay of
two days in lodging the FIR. Counsel further submits that both
parties are residents of the same village and due to local village
politics, the appellants have been made accused in the present
case.
6. Learned counsel for respondent No. 2, on the other
hand, vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that
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there are specific allegations against appellant No. 1, who is said
to have assaulted the informant with a lathi, as a result of which
injury was caused, and against appellant No. 2, there is an
allegation of pushing. Counsel further submits that the
provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act are also
attracted, as abusive language was used. Therefore, it is
submitted that the bail application of the appellants may be
rejected.
7. Learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State
opposes the prayer for bail of the appellants and submits that
there is an allegation of use of abusive language. However, it
has not been specified whether the incident took place in a
public place or not. Counsel further submits that it is true that
specific allegation is against appellant No. 1 and not against
appellant No. 2.
8. In the present facts and circumstances of this case,
let the appellant No. 2, namely, Bablu Kumar Yadav @ Bablu
Yadav be granted bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/-
(Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of
the B.N.S.S., 2023 to the satisfaction of District & Additional
Sessions Judge 1st-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST, Lakhisarai, in
connection with A.B.P. No. 1151 of 2025 arising out of
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Bannubagicha P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025, subject to the
conditions as laid down U/s 480(3) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
9. So far as the bail application of the appellant No. 1,
namely, Rikki Kumar is concerned, his bail application is hereby
rejected, with a liberty that in case, the appellant No. 1
surrenders within four weeks before the Trial Court, then the
Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail
application on the same day without being prejudice that the
anticipatory bail of the appellant No. 1 has been rejected by this
Court and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this
case.
10. Accordingly, the order dated 15.10.2025 in A.B.P.
No. 1151 of 2025, arising out of Bannubagicha P.S. Case No. 64
of 2025, passed by the District & Additional Sessions Judge 1st-
cum-Special Judge, SC/ST, Lakhisarai, is hereby set aside, and
the present anticipatory bail application stands allowed in
respect of appellant No. 2, namely, Bablu Kumar Yadav @
Bablu Yadav only.
(Dr. Anshuman, J.)
Aman Kumar/-
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