Patna High Court
Manoj Kumar RamversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The court allowed the anticipatory bail application, granting bail subject to bond and surety conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Summary
Manoj Kumar, a resident of Kasdeora, applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case alleging assault on his brother (the informant) and his niece Sunita, stemming from a property dispute between the brothers. The informant, who is also the petitioner’s brother, alleged that the petitioner assaulted him causing a simple head injury and also injured Sunita’s hand, which was described as a non‑vital part of the body. The petitioner argued that he has a clean antecedent, the injuries were not serious, and the allegations were false and motivated by the family dispute. The State and the informant opposed the bail but could not refute the petitioner’s claim that the injuries were minor and that the blow was not repeated. Considering the familial relationship, the petitioner’s clean record, and the nature of the injuries, the court granted anticipatory bail subject to a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties and conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 482(2) of the BNSS in view of the alleged offences and the nature of injuries.
- Whether the familial relationship and the petitioner’s clean antecedent justify the grant of bail despite the serious charges listed.
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 482
- assault
- property dispute
- brother
- clean antecedent
- Bihar criminal law
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18730 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2026 Thana- MAHARAJGANJ District- Siwan
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Manoj Kumar Ram S/o Late Parsuram Ram R/o Village - Kasdeora (Akil
Tola), PS- Maharjganj , Dist - Siwan
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha, APP
For the Informant : Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 02-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf
of the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2),
115(2), 109, 118(1), 117(2), 351(2), 352, 303(2) and 3(5) of the
BNS, 2023.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant
alleges that accused persons including the petitioner came on
14.01.2026 at 05:00 PM and petitioner assaulted him by farsa
causing injury on head and also assaulted Sunita on hand
causing injury.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the
informant, who is his own brother. It is also submitted that
informant and petitioner are having dispute relating to property.
It is further submitted that an altercation had taken place in
which both sides assaulted each other. It is further submitted
that even presuming what has been alleged is true without
admitting then the blow is not alleged to have been repeated and
the injury suffered by his brother on head is opined to be simple
in nature, but then it is fairly submitted that the injury suffered
by Sunita (niece of the petitioner) is opined to be grievous
which is swelling on hand and is not the vital part of the body. It
is also submitted that petitioner never had any intention of
assaulting his niece, but when fight ensued in between him and
his brother, she came to save her father when she got pushed. It
is also submitted that informant even implicated his mother. It is
next submitted that petitioner is not a criminal.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as the learned
counsel appearing on behalf of the informant opposes the
anticipatory bail application of the petitioner, but then are not in
a position to rebut the submissions of the learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the petitioner that the blow was not
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repeated and the injury on head of the informant has been
opined to be simple in nature and the injury suffered by Sunita
is on non-vital part of the body.
6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties
and taking into consideration the fact that petitioner and the
informant are brothers and petitioner is a person with clean
antecedent and the injury on vital part of the body has been
opined to be simple in nature, the petitioner above-named, in the
event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks
from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail
bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties
of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial
court where the case is pending/successor court in connection
with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026 subject to the
conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.
7. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail
application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Rishabh/-
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