Patna High Court
Vinod SahversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRAVEEN KUMAR
Holding
The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to conditions, under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Summary
The petitioners, Vinod Sah and Sandeep Sah, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case arising from a disturbance during the immersion of a Saraswati Puja idol, where police alleged they were among a crowd that abused officers and threw stones. The prosecution relied on local information and video footage to identify them, while the petitioners claimed they were innocent bystanders who fled the scene and that there was no injury report against the police. The petitioners argued that the allegations were vague, they had no prior criminal record (except a unrelated case for the second petitioner), and that the identification was erroneous. The State opposed the bail, contending that the seriousness of the offences under the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita warranted denial of bail. After considering the facts, the court granted anticipatory bail subject to a bail bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, imposing conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to anticipatory bail under Section 482(2) of the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita despite the allegations of assault on police officers.
- Whether the evidence presented by the prosecution is sufficient to deny bail.
Legislation cited
- Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita — s. 109(1), 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 125(a), 125(b), 126(2), 132, 190, 191(2), 351(2), 352, 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 482
- Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita
- public order offences
- police assault
- identification of accused
- procession disturbance
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34480 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2026 Thana- CHANDRAMANDI District- Jamui
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1. Vinod Sah Son of Late Munshi Sah Resident of Village- Chandramandih,
P.S.- Chandramandih, District- Jamui.
2. Sandeep Sah Son of Late Sukhdeo Sah Resident of Village- Chandramandih,
P.S.- Chandramandih, District- Jamui.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Akhauri Kamal Kishore Sahay
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Manoj Kumar
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 19-05-2026 The matter has been taken up today through video
conferencing.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and
learned APP for the State.
3. The Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in
connection with Chandramandi P.S. Case No. 24/2026
registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2),
190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 109(1), 132, 125(a), 125(b),
351(2) and 352 of the B.N.S.
4. As per the prosecution case, the informant was
maintaining peace, law and order during the immersion of the
Saraswati Puja idol. It is alleged that certain persons carrying
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the idol of Goddess Saraswati in the procession were not
behaving properly. It is further alleged that the informant, along
with the police force, stopped such persons from indulging in
such acts and requested them to immerse the idol in a peaceful
manner. Thereafter, about 40 to 50 persons started abusing the
police personnel and started pelting stones at them, as a result of
which some persons sustained injuries. It is further alleged that
four persons were apprehended at the spot while the others
managed to flee away. It has also been alleged that, on the basis
of local information and available video footage, the petitioners
were identified as being among the persons who were creating
hindrance in the peaceful immersion of the idol.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted
that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in
this case. It has further been submitted that there are general and
omnibus allegations against the petitioners. It has also been
submitted that the petitioners were bystanders, watching the
immersion of the idol, but during the commotion, they fled
away from the place of occurrence and were wrongly identified
as the persons creating hindrance. It has next been submitted
that there is no injury report on record to substantiate the
allegation of assault on the police force. Lastly, it has been
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submitted that the petitioner No.1 has got no criminal
antecedents, while petitioner No.2 has been made accused in
one another case, but not of similar nature.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
7. Heard the parties and perused the record.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
of the case, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their
arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be
enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.
10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the
like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court
concerned, Jamui, in connection with Chandramandi P.S. Case
No. 24/2026 subject to the conditions as laid down under
Section 482(2) of the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita
(B.N.S.S.)
9. This application stands allowed.
(Praveen Kumar, J)
Pawan/-
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