Patna High Court
Manish Bind @ Manish KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to bond and surety conditions, under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Summary
Manish Bind, a 22‑year‑old with no prior record, was named in an FIR alleging extortion and several other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He contends that the allegations arise from a commercial dispute and that he was falsely implicated, noting that the FIR does not specifically charge him. The petitioner sought anticipatory bail, arguing that his arrest would be unwarranted and that the case does not merit such severe charges. The State opposed the bail, maintaining that the offences listed are serious and that the petitioner should be detained. The Court, after considering the submissions, granted anticipatory bail subject to a Rs.10,000 bond, two sureties, and compliance with conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in view of the allegations of extortion and related offences
- Whether the petitioner has been falsely implicated and thus merits bail despite the seriousness of the charges
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 109, 115(2), 126(2), 303(2), 308(3), 3(5), 351(2), 352, 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- extortion
- false implication
- criminal procedure
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Section 482
- bail conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2745 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-334 Year-2024 Thana- ARA MUFFSIL District- Bhojpur
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Manish Bind @ Manish Kumar Son of Nandji Bind @ Nandji Chaudhary
Village- Gothahula, P.S.- Ara Muffasil, District- Bhojpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Bhawana Jha
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Tarun Prasad Mandal
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 28-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2),
115(2), 109, 303(2), 308(3), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a young boy
aged about 22 years and the informant alleges that on 24-11-
2024 at 7 pm, the petitioner along with named accused persons
came to his shop and demanded extortion of Rs. 5,000/-, on
protest, the accused persons assaulted him, further some accused
caught him and Triloki Bind assaulted him by iron rod causing
injury on head, further other accused also assaulted him by rod
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and Triloki again tried to assault by rod but informant along
with witnesses caught his hand, thereafter Triloki took out Rs.
20,000/- and fled while Raja Lal Choudhary snatched his chain.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the
informant. It is further submitted that it is not a case of extortion
rather there was a dispute with regard to payment since
informant runs a grocery shop on account of which an
altercation took place in which both sides assaulted each other.
It is next submitted that from perusal of the allegations as
alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that no specific allegation
is alleged against the petitioner. It is also submitted that Triloki
Bind had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by
filing Cr. Misc No. 36926 of 2025 and the same came to be
allowed by an order dated 18-6-2025 by a learned Co-ordinate
Bench.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the
event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks
from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail
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bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties
of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial
court where the case is pending/successor court in connection
with Ara Mufassil P.S. Case No. 334 of 2024, subject to the
conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-
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