Patna High Court
Sandeep Yadav @ Sandeep Kumar @ Sandeep Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
The court held that, on a prima facie basis and given the simple nature of injuries and the petitioner's clean antecedent, pre‑arrest bail may be granted under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Summary
The petitioner, Sandeep Yadav, was implicated in an FIR alleging assault with intent to kill on an informant and his brother, involving multiple offences under the Bihar Penal Code. The FIR specifically names co‑accused Lal Bihari Yadav and Pradeep Yadav as the principal assailants, while the petitioner faces a general omnibus allegation. He contended that he is innocent, has a clean antecedent, and that the medical report described the injuries as simple. The State opposed the grant of pre‑arrest bail. The court observed that the specific allegations were against the co‑accused, the injuries were not serious, and the petitioner’s antecedent was clean, thereby finding a prima facie case for bail. Accordingly, the court ordered that the petitioner be released on pre‑arrest bail upon furnishing a bond and sureties, subject to verification of his antecedent and Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Issues considered
- Whether pre‑arrest bail should be granted in a case of alleged assault with intent to kill under the listed sections of the Bihar Penal Code
- Whether the nature of the injuries and the petitioner's clean antecedent justify the grant of bail
- Whether Section 482(2) of the BNSS permits the court to release the petitioner on bail
Subjects
- pre‑arrest bail
- assault
- intent to kill
- clean antecedent
- Section 482
- Bihar Penal Code
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18986 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-190 Year-2025 Thana- MAGADH UNIVERSITY District- Gaya
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Sandeep Yadav @ Sandeep Kumar @ Sandeep Kumar Yadav, S/o Lal Bihari
Yadav, Resident of Village - Mahaudipur, P.S.- Magadh University, District -
Gaya Ji (Bihar)
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uma Kant Mishra, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 08-04-2026 Heard Mr. Uma Kant Mishra, learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Md. Ataur
Rahman, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection
with Magadh University P.S. Case No. 190 of 2025, registered
for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 352, 351(2),
115(2), 109(1), 117(2), 74, 303(2) and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, petitioner
along with other co-accused, with an intention to kill, had
assaulted the informant and his family members by means of
iron rod, Khanti, Farsa and stick, due to which, informant and
his brother had sustained injuries on their head including
different parts of their body.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
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petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely
been implicated in the present case. The specific allegation is
against co-accused Lal Bihari Yadav, who had assaulted the
informant causing injury on his head and against co-accused
Pradeep Yadav, who had assaulted the brother of the informant
causing injury on his head. General and omnibus allegation has
been levelled against the petitioner that he along with other co-
accused had assaulted the informant and his brother causing
injury on the different parts of their body, however, from the
impugned order, it appears that the doctor has opined the
injuries sustained by the informant and his brother to be simple
in nature. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds,
petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the
prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf
of the parties, as well as, the fact that specific allegation is
against co-accused Lal Bihari Yadav and Pradeep Yadav, who
had assaulted the informant and his brother causing injury on
their head. General and omnibus allegation has been levelled
against the petitioner that he along with other co-accused had
assaulted the informant and his brother causing injury on the
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different parts of their body, however, from the impugned order,
it appears that the doctor has opined the injuries sustained by the
informant and his brother to be simple in nature. Petitioner has
clean antecedent. I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima
facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be
released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or
surrender before the learned District Court within a period of
four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-
(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the
case is pending, in connection with Magadh University P.S.
Case No. 190 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down
under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify
the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in
paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is
pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in
paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
Niraj/-
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