Patna High Court

LALAN KUMAR @ LALAN RAVIDASversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 28 January 2026
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Summary

The petitioners, Lalan Kumar, Garib Ravidas and Kaushalya Devi, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with a criminal case (Barbigha P.S. Case No. 165 of 2025) involving multiple offences under the BNS, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, together with other accused, entered the informant Shiv Kumari’s house at night, assaulted her, her husband, daughter‑in‑law and other family members, causing grievous injuries and stealing a mangal sutra. Medical reports and witness statements supported the allegations of assault, grievous hurt and theft. The State opposed the bail, emphasizing the seriousness of the offences, including assault on the abdomen and grievous injuries. Considering the nature of the allegations and the supporting evidence, the Court declined to grant anticipatory bail and dismissed the petition.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners in view of the alleged offences under sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 329(3), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 74 and 352 of the BNS, 2023.

Subjects

anticipatory bail
assault
grievous hurt
theft
Bihar Penal Law
high court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1277 of 2026
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-165 Year-2025 Thana- BARBIGHA District- Sheikhpura
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           1.     LALAN KUMAR @ LALAN RAVIDAS S/o Garib Ravidas @ Gariban
                  Ravidas R/o vill - Babhanbigha, P.S.- Barbigha, Distt.- Sheikhpura
           2.    Garib Ravidas @ Gariban Ravidas S/o Late Lakhan Ravidas R/o vill -
                 Babhanbigha, P.S.- Barbigha, Distt.- Sheikhpura
           3.    Kaushalya Devi W/o Garib Ravidas @ Gariban Ravidas R/o vill -
                 Babhanbigha, P.S.- Barbigha, Distt.- Sheikhpura

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioners
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Sheo Nandan Prasad, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Madan Kumar, A.P.P.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   28-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection

                   with Barbigha P.S. Case No. 165 of 2025, registered for the

                   offences punishable under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 329(3),

                   115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 74 and 352 of the BNS, 2023.

                                3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the

                   informant, namely, Shiv Kumari and her family members were

                   sleeping in her house then (i) Garib Ravidas @ Gariban Ravidas

                   (ii) Kaushalya Devi (iii) Lalan Kumar @ Lalan Ravidas. (iv)

                   Bhagwan Das (v) Sanjay Ravidas (vi) Pindo Ravidas and other
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          5-6 unknown persons entered in her house and abused her and

          her daughter-in-law and assaulted by iron rod and lathi (stick)

          which cut the left hand of informant and her husband Prakash

          Ravidas got severe injury on forehead. Her daughter-in-law

          forearms also got injured. It is further alleged that accused

          persons also assaulted the ex-mukhiya by iron rod due to which

          he sustained injury and got admitted in Patna AIIMS for

          treatment. The co-accused persons along with the petitioners

          snatched mangal sutra from the neck of her daughter-in-law.

                       4. The allegations against the accused petitioners are

          of assault to the informant and her family members while they

          were sleeping in their house. The injury report of the

          informant/victim and other injured persons reveal that injury

          sustained by injured Shailendra Ravidas is grievous in nature,

          Prakash Ravidas has sustained injury over vital organ of the

          body i.e., right eye and Shiv Kumari has sustained injury over

          left forearm. Learned Court below has perused the Case Diary

          and observed that vide paragraph nos. 11, 12 and 13, the

          witnesses have supported the allegation against the accused

          persons.

                       5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer of

          anticipatory bail.
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                                 6. Considering these aspects of the matter, particularly

                    when there is allegation of direct assault on abdomen by the

                    accused persons in the alleged offence, the Court is not inclined

                    to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.



                                             (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
Gaurav Sinha/-

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