Patna High Court
Anand @ Niranjan SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
The Court refused pre‑arrest bail, holding that the seriousness of the allegations and the petitioner’s four criminal antecedents preclude the grant of bail.
Summary
Anand @ Niranjan Singh, the petitioner, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case (Ramgarh Chowk P.S. Case No. 217/2025) where he is accused of assaulting his daughter‑in‑law and her husband for solemnising a love marriage, resulting in a fractured head. The FIR charges him under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 109(1), 303(2), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the BNS. The petitioner is the father‑in‑law of the informant and has four prior criminal antecedents. The Court examined the seriousness of the allegations and the petitioner’s criminal history. Finding the allegations grave and the antecedents significant, the Court declined to grant pre‑arrest bail and dismissed the bail application.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate discretion of the Court in granting or refusing pre‑arrest bail in a case involving serious assault charges and prior criminal antecedents?
Legislation cited
- BNS — s. 109(1), 115(2), 126(2), 303(2), 3(5), 351(2), 352
Subjects
- pre‑arrest bail
- assault
- love marriage
- criminal antecedents
- bail denial
- section 115(2)
- section 126(2)
- section 109(1)
- section 303(2)
- section 351(2)
- section 352
- section 3(5)
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21286 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-217 Year-2025 Thana- Ramgarh Chowk District- Lakhisarai
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Anand @ Niranjan Singh S/O Shatrughan Singh R/O Village- Dakra, PS-
Ramgarh Chowk, Distt-Lakhisarai
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP
For the informant : Mr. Mukund Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 16-04-2026 Heard Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the petitioner; Mr. Nawal Kishore
Prasad, learned APP for the State and Mr. Mukund Kumar,
learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection
with Ramgarh Chowk P.S. Case No. 217 / 2025 registered for
the offence(s) punishable under Sections 115(2),
126(2),109(1),303(2),351(2),352,3(5), of the BNS.
3. As per the allegations made in the FIR, the
petitioner, who is the father-in-law of the informant, assaulted
the informant and her husband on account of their having
solemnized a love marriage, as a result of which, the informant’s
head got fractured.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21286 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026
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4. Considering the nature of allegation made against
the petitioner in the FIR and the fact that the petitioner has four
criminal antecedents, I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to
the petitioner. Accordingly, the present bail application stands
dismissed.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
Sanjay/-
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