Patna High Court
Jay Prakash Singh @ Prakash Singh @ Jai Prakash SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The Court granted bail, holding that the vague and general nature of the allegations did not justify continued detention despite the petitioner’s criminal antecedents.
Summary
The petitioner, Jay Prakash Singh, applied for bail in a case registered under multiple sections of the B.N.S., 2023, alleging that he was falsely implicated in an assault on an informant and his family. The prosecution contended that the petitioner, along with others, had abused and assaulted the informant. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the allegations were vague, omnibus, and stemmed from a trivial dispute, with no specific charge against him, and highlighted his prolonged judicial custody since December 2025. The State opposed bail, citing the petitioner’s two prior criminal cases. After hearing both sides, the Court found the allegations insufficiently specific and, despite the antecedents, ordered the petitioner to be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted in a case involving multiple serious charges under the B.N.S., 2023 despite the petitioner’s prior criminal antecedents
- Whether the nature of the allegations (general and omnibus) warrants denial of bail
Legislation cited
- B.N.S., 2023 — s. 109, 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 3(5), 351(2), 352, 74
Subjects
- bail
- criminal antecedent
- general allegations
- judicial custody
- sureties
- B.N.S. 2023
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13751 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-190 Year-2025 Thana- Dehri Mufassil District- Rohtas
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Jay Prakash Singh @ Prakash Singh @ Jai Prakash Singh S/o Lallu Singh R/o
Village- Ramgarh, P.S- Dehri (Muffasil), Dist- Rohtas.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Babu Nandan Prasad, Advocate
Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
2 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection
with Dehri (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 190 of 2025 registered for
the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2),
74, 109, 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the
petitioner along with others have abused and assaulted the
informant and his family members.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has
committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this
case. He also submits that there is also a counter version of this
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case. He also submits that the nature of allegation is general and
omnibus. He also submits that the occurrence took place on a
trivial issue and both sides have received injury. There is no
specific allegation against the petitioner. He further submits that
the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since
03.12.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP
for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal
antecedent of two cases.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is
inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named
petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail
bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties
of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned
S.D.J.M., Dehri, Rohtas in connection with Dehri (Muffasil)
P.S. Case No. 190 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Sudhanshu/-
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