Patna High Court
Niranjan YadavversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR JHA
Holding
The court held that bail should be granted to the petitioner subject to the conditions imposed under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Summary
The petitioner, Niranjan Yadav, sought bail in connection with a criminal case (Nabinagar P.S. Case No. 295 of 2025) alleging assault, robbery and other offences under several sections of the B.N.S. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner assaulted the informant's husband, causing a scalp wound, and stole Rs.12,000 and a gold locket. The petitioner claimed innocence, asserting a counter‑case filed by his wife and alleging that the injury was minor and that the dispute arose from a personal quarrel between members of the Jeevika Didi Group. The court considered the non‑serious nature of the injury, the absence of injury to the informant, and the existence of a case and counter‑case, and found no reason to deny bail. Accordingly, the court ordered that the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties and complying with conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. The order also required the petitioner to appear before the trial court as required.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. given the nature of the alleged offences
- Whether the seriousness of the injury and the surrounding circumstances warrant denial of bail
Legislation cited
Subjects
- bail
- Section 482
- criminal procedure
- assault
- theft
- non‑serious injury
- case and counter‑case
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14637 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-295 Year-2025 Thana- NAVINAGAR District- Aurangabad
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Niranjan Yadav Son of Indradeo Yadav Resident of Village - Karamdih, P.S.-
Nabinagar, District - Aurangabad
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Pramendra Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
2 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. In the present case, the petitioner is
apprehending his arrest in connection with Nabinagar P.S. Case
No. 295 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 74,
126(2), 115(2), 351(2), 352, 109(1), 3(5) of B.N.S.
3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner and
other co-accused persons entered into the house of the informant
and assaulted the informant and her husband. The allegation
against the petitioner is that he gave a lathi blow on the head of
the husband of the informant causing bleeding. The assailants
also took away Rs.12,000/- and gold locket from the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this
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case. There is case and counter version and the wife of the
petitioner lodged Nabinagar P.S. Case No. 296 of 2025 for the
occurrence of same day. The informant and the wife of the
petitioner are members of Jeevika Didi Group and some dispute
arose between them and thereafter, scuffle took place and both
sides have lodged the cases. Learned counsel further submits
that the injury report of the husband of the informant shows a
lacerated wound 3cm X 0.2 X 0.2cm on parietal part of scalp
apart from lacerated wound on index finger right hand 1cm X
0.2 X 0.2cm and the injuries are stated to be simple. No injury
has been sustained by the informant. Learned counsel further
submits that the petitioner is having antecedent of one case in
which he is on bail.
5. Learned APP opposes the submission made on
behalf of the petitioner.
6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and
submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the
case and counter version and also considering the non-serious
nature of injury of the husband of the informant and there is no
injury on the informant, let the petitioner above named, in the
event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned
within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail,
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on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand
Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Aurangabad/concerned court in connection with Nabinagar P.S.
Case No. 295 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down
under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following
conditions :
(i) One of the bailors will be a close
relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present
on each and every date fixed by the
court below, if so required by the
learned trial court.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J)
DKS/-
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