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Patna High Court

Ravi MukhiyaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
BAIL GRANTED

Holding

The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner subject to bond and surety conditions.

Summary

Ravi Mukhiya was arrested in connection with a case alleging he assaulted an informant with a stick during a property dispute over a sale deed. The petitioner claimed innocence, arguing the injury was minor and inconsistent with the prosecution's claim, and highlighted his clean criminal record. The State opposed his bail, citing multiple serious charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The court examined the injury report, the nature of the alleged assault, and the lack of prior convictions. It granted anticipatory bail, subject to a cash bond and sureties, and conditioned the release on compliance with Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

Issues considered

  • Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
  • Whether the alleged assault and related charges constitute a non-bailable offence justifying denial of bail

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • anticipatory bail
  • assault
  • property dispute
  • injury report
  • criminal antecedent
  • Section 482
  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32588 of 2026
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-339 Year-2025 Thana- JOGAPATTI District- West Champaran
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                 Ravi Mukhiya, S/o Ram Pravesh Mukhiya, R/o Nanhakar, ward no. 15A, P.s.-
                 Yogapatti, Dist.- West Champaran
                                                                         ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                  ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   13-05-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with

                   Yogapatti P.S. Case No. 339 of 2025 dated 14.08.2025, registered

                   for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 118(1), 115(2),

                   109(1), 76, 351(2), 352, 303(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya

                   Sanhita, 2023.

                                3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he

                   assaulted with farsa on the head of the informant.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this

                   case. It is submitted that from the perusal of the F.I.R., it appears

                   that informant’s husband had given Rs. 2.33 lakhs to his agnates,

                   namely, Deba Mukhiya and Rajesh Mukhiya for execution of the

                   sale deed but they did not execute the sale deed. Thereafter, the

                   informant filed Title Suit against them. When the notices were

                   received by the said agnates, they came along with other accused
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                      persons including the petitioner and the petitioner is said to have

                      assaulted with farsa on the head of the informant due to which she

                      sustained injury. It is further submitted that from perusal of the

                      injury report, it appears that one lacerated wound on temporal

                      region of size 3’’x 1/3’’ x ¼’’ was found which is simple in nature

                      caused by hard and blunt substance which does not support the

                      case of the prosecution. Lastly, it has been submitted that the

                      petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

                                    5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the

                      petitioner.

                                    6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the

                      case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the

                      event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six

                      weeks from today, in connection with Yogapatti P.S. Case No. 339

                      of 2025, he shall be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing

                      bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the

                      like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M.-Ist Class,

                      Bettiah, West Champaran, subject to condition as laid down under

                      Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S..



                                                   (Khatim Reza, J)
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