Patna High Court
Bipin Singh @ Jitendra SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- R P MISHRA
Holding
Bail is granted to the petitioner subject to a cash bond of Rs.15,000, two sureties of the same amount, and conditions of appearance.
Summary
The petitioner, Bipin Singh, was arrested in connection with a land‑dispute related case involving alleged abduction, assault and threats under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with unknown persons, abducted the informant’s relatives and confined them, later releasing them with threats. The petitioner contended that he was falsely implicated due to a prior land dispute and that the FIR contained only vague, omnibus allegations without specific overt acts. He also highlighted that co‑accused had already been granted bail and that he had already spent considerable time in custody. The court, considering the lack of specific evidence, parity with co‑accused, and the period of custody, decided to grant bail subject to monetary surety and conditions of appearance.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the seriousness of the offences alleged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- Whether the petitioner’s claim of false implication and lack of specific overt acts warrants bail
- Whether parity with co‑accused who have been granted bail influences the decision
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 111(2), 127(2), 127(7), 308(3), 308(4), 3(5), 351(2)
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- false implication
- land dispute
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- abduction
- assault
- threats
- parity
- custody
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15633 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2025 Thana- MEHSI District- East Champaran
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Bipin Singh @ Jitendra Singh Son of Ramayan Singh Resident of village
Rampurva, P.S. -Mehasi, District East-Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate
Mr. Om Prakash Singh, Advocate
Mr. Kumar Rajdeep, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH
MISHRA
ORAL ORDER
2 11-03-2026 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and
learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mehsi
P.S. Case No. 212 of 2025 instituted for the offences under
Sections 127(2), 127(7), 308(3), 308(4), 351(2), 111(2), 3(5) of
the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that while the
informant’s brother Arjun Prasad and nephew Abhishek Kumar,
were returning from Mehsi Circle Office after discussing a land
dispute, were allegedly abducted near Keshari Chowk by the
named accused along with unknown persons on motorcycles
and were confined at the house of Mukesh Pathak, assaulted,
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and later on, released with threats of death if they approached
the police or visited the disputed land again.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the
petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to
previous land dispute between the parties which is evident from
the FIR itself. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that
general and omnibus allegation has been made against the
petitioner and no any specific overt act is alleged against the
petitioner. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that
the petitioner is in custody since 31.12.2025 and has five
criminal antecedents. The co-accused persons have already been
granted bail by this Court vide order dated 15.09.2025 passed in
Cr. Misc. No. 65287 of 2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
of the case, claim based on parity as also the period of custody
undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail
to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing
bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two
sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court
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below/concerned Court in connection with Mehsi P.S. Case No.
212 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:
(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of
the family of the petitioner.
(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date
fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two
consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the
bail bonds of the petitioner.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
Alok Verma/-
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