Patna High Court

Saurabh Kumar RajpootversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 28 January 2026
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

Anticipatory bail was denied as the petitioner was alleged to have assaulted forest officials while they were on duty.

Summary

The petitioner, Saurabh Kumar Rajpoot, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case registered under multiple sections of the B.N.S., 2023 for allegedly assaulting a forest official (the informant) and his colleagues at a Van Sansadhan Kendra. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with a mob, attacked the informant with an iron rod, causing injuries to the informant and three others. The petitioner’s counsel argued that he is innocent, has no prior criminal record, and was falsely implicated due to village politics. The State opposed bail, emphasizing that the specific charge involves assault on forest officials performing their duty. The bench, after considering the seriousness of the allegation against a public servant, declined to grant anticipatory bail, thereby rejecting the petitioner’s prayer.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner when he is alleged to have assaulted forest officials performing official duties.

Legislation cited

B.N.S., 2023 — s. 109(1), 115(2), 121(1), 121(2), 126(2), 132(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 324(4), 329(3), 351(2), 352

Subjects

anticipatory bail
assault
forest officials
political victimisation
criminal procedure
Bihar

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2500 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-637 Year-2025 Thana- AMARPUR District- Banka
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                 Saurabh Kumar Rajpoot S/o Ramjeevan Prasad Singh R/o Village - Rajpur,
                 P.S - Amarpur, District - Banka
                                                                        ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                 ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Abhay Kumar Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   28-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

                                2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the

                   offence punishable under sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2),

                   115(2), 109(1), 132(2), 121(1), 121(2), 324(4), 329(3), 351(2), 352

                   of B.N.S., 2023.

                                3. The prosecution story as per the F.I.R. is hat the

                   informant was posted as Vanrakshak in Jethour Van Sansadhan

                   Kendra. On 11.09.2025 at about 15:00, three persons tried to

                   entered in Van Sansadhan Kendra. When the informant tried to

                   stop then the accused persons started abusing and assaulting him.

                   When the informant tried to record the said incident in his mobile

                   phone, the accused persons tried to snatched his mobile, resulting

                   which his mobile got broken. After 30 minutes approx, 15-20

                   persons came at Van sansadhan Kendra holding lathi danda in their

                   hands. They started assaulting the informant. One of the accused
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2500 of 2026(2) dt.28-01-2026
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                      Saurabh Kumar, petitioner, assaulted the informant with intent to

                      kill with iron rod, resulting which the informant got injured. The

                      informant’s colleagues namely, Md. Abdul, Saurabh Rana and

                      Rajeev also got severely injured. Hence the present case.

                                   4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                      petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case

                      due the village politics. Learned counsel for the petitioner further

                      submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as statement

                      made in para 3 of the bail application.

                                   5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for

                      bail and submits that there is specific allegation against the

                      petitioner is of assault to forest official who were performing

                      official duty.

                                   6. Considering the fact that the specific allegation against

                      the petitioner is that he has assaulted forest officials who were

                      performing the official duty, I am not inclined to grant privilege of

                      anticipatory bail. Hence, the prayer for anticipatory bail of this

                      petitioner is rejected.



                                                                      (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
sanjeev/-

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