Patna High Court
Dhananjay Sharma @ Dhananjay TantiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to a bail bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Summary
The petitioner, Dhananjay Sharma, sought anticipatory bail after the police registered a case alleging his involvement in an assault on a neighbour on 10 March 2025, charging him under several sections of the B.N.S. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner struck the informant with an iron rod, causing the informant to fall. The petitioner contended that the incident was a trivial neighbour dispute, that the injuries were minor, and that he has a clean criminal record. The State opposed the bail application. Considering the minor nature of the alleged injuries, the petitioner’s clean antecedents, and the circumstances, the court granted anticipatory bail, directing the petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, subject to Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. The order applies if the petitioner is arrested or surrenders within eight weeks of the order.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. given the alleged offences and facts.
- Whether the nature of the alleged assault and the petitioner’s clean antecedents justify bail.
- What conditions, if any, should be imposed on the anticipatory bail.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 482
- B.N.S.
- assault
- clean antecedents
- bail bond
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19649 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-88 Year-2025 Thana- SABAUR District- Bhagalpur
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Dhananjay Sharma @ Dhananjay Tanti S/o Nand Kishore Tanti Resident of
Village- Mamlkha, P.S.- Sabour, Dist.- Bhagalpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate
Mr. Sadaf Anas, Advocate
Mr. Shashi Shekhar Shandilya, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 07-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2),
115(2), 109, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on
10.03.2025, when the informant was sitting in his house, in the
meantime, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this
petitioner, variously armed, came there and started abusing
informant. Upon protest, all the accused persons assaulted
informant. This petitioner is alleged to have assaulted on the
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head of informant with iron rod as a result of which informant
fell down.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on
behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has
committed no offence. As a matter of fact, both parties are next
door neighbors and on account of trivial dispute, a simple
altercation took place between the parties. Doctor has found the
injuries, allegedly caused by this petitioner, simple in nature.
Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the
petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case, nature of injuries allegedly caused by this petitioner and
clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of
anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within
a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named
petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.
10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Bhagalpur in
connection with Sabour P.S. Case No. 88 of 2025, subject to
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condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-
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