Patna High Court
Triloki ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- ANSHUMAN
Holding
The court granted bail to the petitioners subject to a Rs 30,000 bond each and verification of criminal antecedents.
Summary
The petitioners, who are family members, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No. 597/2025) alleging assault on the informant's daughter with a wood‑cutting weapon. The FIR listed offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, but the petitioners claimed innocence, stating the incident arose from a local dispute over garbage and that the FIR lacked motive. The State opposed bail, while the petitioners argued they had no criminal antecedent (except two accused in another case). The High Court noted that the trial court had described the injuries as simple and caused by a blunt object, and therefore granted bail on the condition of a Rs 30,000 bond per petitioner, verification of antecedents, and compliance with sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The order also directed that bail bonds not be delayed for verification and that the trial court may cancel bail if antecedents are concealed.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners under the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
- Whether the nature of injuries and the contents of the FIR justify denial of bail.
- What conditions may be imposed on bail under sections 2(1)(d) and 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita — s. 2(1)(d), 482(2)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 109, 115(2), 118(1), 126(2), 351(2)3(5)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- bail
- criminal procedure
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita
- assault
- simple injuries
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15426 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-597 Year-2025 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran
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1. Triloki Manjhi S/O Late Hardev Manjhi R/O Village- Itahiya, P.S.- Chapra
Muffasil, District- Saran
2. Sanju Devi W/O Triloki Manjhi R/O Village- Itahiya, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil,
District- Saran
3. Amit Kumar S/O Triloki Manjhi R/O Village- Itahiya, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil,
District- Saran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Harish Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Ms.Gulnar Begum, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
ORAL ORDER
2 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioners who apprehend arrest in connection
with Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No. 597/2025 lodged
01.11.2025, for the offences punishable under sections 126(2),
115(2), 118(1), 109, 351(2)3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,
2023.
3. As per the prosecution, the F.I.R. has been lodged
against four named accused persons, including the petitioners,
alleging therein that they assaulted the daughter of the informant
with a wood-cutting weapon, as a result of which she sustained
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serious injuries.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. It is
further submitted that neither any reason nor motive for the
alleged occurrence has been stated in the F.I.R. The informant
and the petitioners are residents of the same locality, and due to
an altercation over throwing garbage in a public place, a scuffle
took place. In retaliation, the present F.I.R. has been lodged with
frivolous allegations. Learned counsel further submits that
petitioner no. 1 has no criminal antecedent, whereas petitioner
nos. 2 and 3 are accused in one other criminal case.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
bail.
6. Considering the fact that the order rejecting the
anticipatory bail of the petitioners by the learned Trial Court
reflects that the injuries are simple in nature, caused by a hard
and blunt substance, and are present over the body,, let the
above-named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of
their arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of
four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of ₹30,000/-
(Rupees Thirty Thousand only) each, as mentioned in Section
2(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to the
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satisfaction of the learned CJM, Saran, Chapra, in
connection with the aforementioned case, subject to the
conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya
Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
7. And further condition that the trial court shall verify
the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage
it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal
antecedent, the trial court shall take step for cancellation of bail
bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in
terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for
purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Dr. Anshuman, J)
Ashwini/-
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