Patna High Court
Laleshwar Singh @ Lal SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR JHA
Holding
The court ordered the release of the petitioner on bail subject to conditions under Section 480(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Summary
Laleshwar Singh petitioned for bail in a case (P.S. Case No. 123 of 2025) alleging his involvement in an assault on the informant's husband, charged under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution claimed he instigated the assault, while the petitioner argued the charges were false and stemmed from a land dispute, asserting that he was merely the alleged order‑giver and that the informant had previously filed a complaint against him. He had been in custody since 12‑12‑2025 and a charge‑sheet had been filed. The State opposed bail. Considering the circumstances, the period of custody, and the pending charge‑sheet, the court granted bail on a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties and imposed conditions under Section 480(3) of the BNS. The bail order required the petitioner’s presence at court dates and stipulated cancellation of bail upon repeated non‑appearance.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the serious nature of the offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Whether the allegations against the petitioner are false and arise from a land dispute, affecting the bail decision.
- Applicability of Section 480(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in granting bail.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 109(1), 115(2), 126(2), 351(2) r/w 3(5), 352, 480(3), 74
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- false allegations
- land dispute
- assault
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Section 480(3)
- charge sheet
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25690 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2025 Thana- Patour District- Darbhanga
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Laleshwar Singh @ Lal Singh S/O Rambahadur Singh R/O Village - Sriram
Pipra, P.S- Pataur, Distt.- Darbhanga
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rohit Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
2 17-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
02. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in
connection with Pator P.S. Case No. 123 of 2025 registered for
the alleged offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 74,
352, 351(2) r/w 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
03. As per prosecution case, the petitioner stopped the
husband of the informant while he had been going to market for
some urgent work and other co-accused persons assaulted him
with lathi and sword at the instigation of the petitioner, causing
a number of injuries to the husband of the informant.
04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this
case. The allegations are completely false and concocted. Land
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dispute is apparent from the FIR itself and in the background of
land dispute, the husband of the informant and others assaulted
the petitioner and his wife and wife of this petitioner has lodged
Pator P.S. Case No. 31 of 2025 against the informant and others.
In order to put pressure upon the petitioner, this false case has
been lodged. Even from the contents of the FIR, it is apparent
that no specific allegation of assault has been levelled against
the petitioner and only allegation is that of he is the order giver
to the assailants. Learned counsel further submits that the
informant has filed a complaint case bearing No. 328 of 2025
against the petitioner under Section 115(2) of BNS. The
petitioner is in custody since 12.12.2025 and charge-sheet has
been submitted.
05. Learned APP for the State opposes the submission
made on behalf of the petitioner.
06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and
submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the
earlier lodged case of the petitioner’s side and further
considering the period of custody of the petitioner along with
submission of charge-sheet, the petitioner above named is
directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.
10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
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each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial
Magistrate-IX, Darbhanga/court concerned in connection with
Pator P.S. Case No. 123 of 2025, subject to the conditions
mentioned in Section 480(3) of BNSS and the following
conditions:
(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of
the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and
every date fixed by the court below.
(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates
or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail
bond of the petitioner will be liable to be
cancelled by the court concerned.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J)
Ashish/-
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